2026 Candidate Tracker
Last update: July 23, 2025
Statewide
U.S. Senate
DEMOCRAT
Jeff Merkley - Running
REPUBLICAN
Somebody normal please
Governor
DEMOCRAT
Tina Kotek (Incumbent) — Expected to seek re-election
REPUBLICAN
BOLI Commissioner
DEMOCRAT
Christina Stephenson (D-Incumbent) - Expected to seek re-election
Legislature
Senate
DISTRICT 3
Jeff Golden (D-Incumbent) - Rumored to retire
Kim Wallan (R) - Not Running
DISTRICT 6 - Open
Cedric Hayden (R-Incumbent) - Barred from seeking re-election
Jami Cate (R) - Running
Darin Harbick (R) - Rumored
DISTRICT 8
Sara Gelser Blouin (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 10
Deb Patterson (D-Incumbent) — Rumored to retire
Angela Plowhead (R) — Running
DISTRICT 11 - Open
Kim Thatcher (R-Incumbent) - Barred from seeking re-election
Tracy Cramer (R) — Running
Kevin Mannix (R) — Rumored
Lesly Munoz (D) — Rumored
DISTRICT 15
Janeen Sollman (D-Incumbent) - Unannounced
Lamar Wise (D) - Rumored
DISTRICT 16 - Open
Suzanne Weber (R-Incumbent) — Barred from seeking re-election
Cyrus Javadi (R) — Not Running
Darcey Edwards (R) — Rumored?
Frank Mansfield (R) — Running
Tripp Dietrich (R) — Running
Courtney Bangs (R) — Running
DISTRICT 17
Lisa Reynolds (D-Appointed) — Running
DISTRICT 26 - Open
Daniel Bonham (R-Incumbent) — Barred from seeking re-election
Jeff Helfrich (R) — Running
Christine Drazan (R) — Rumored
House
DISTRICT 9
Boomer Wright (R-Incumbent) — Rumored to retire
DISTRICT 11 - Open
Jami Cate (R-Incumbent) — Running for Senate
Angelita Sanchez (R) — Running
DISTRICT 21
Kevin Mannix (R-Incumbent)
DISTRICT 22
Lesly Munoz - (D-Incumbent) — Rumored for Senate
Noemi Legaspi (R) — Running
DISTRICT 26
Sue Rieke Smith (D-Appointed) — Running
Mary Pettenger (D) — Running
DISTRICT 27
Ken Helm (D-Incumbent) — Not declared
Tammy Carpenter (D) — PAC Filed
DISTRICT 52 - OPEN
Jeff Helfrich (R-Incumbent) — Running for Senate
Nick Walden Poublon (D) — Running