2026 Candidate Tracker

Last update: October 9, 2025

Statewide

U.S. Senate

• DEMOCRAT

  • Jeff Merkley (Incumbent) — Running

  • Paul Wells — Running

• REPUBLICAN

  • Somebody normal please

  • Douglas Muck — Running

U.S. House

• District 2

  • Cliff Bentz (R-Incumbent) — Running

  • Peter Larson (R) — Running

  • Andrea Carr (R) — Running

  • Rebecca Mueller (D) — Running

• District 3

  • Maxine Dexter (D-Incumbent) — Expected to seek re-election

  • Andrew Castilleja (D) — Running

  • Jessica Salas (D) — Running

• District 4

  • Val Hoyle (D-Incumbent) — Running

  • Melissa Bird (D) — Running

  • Jonathan Lockwood (R) — Dropped out, running for CD 5

  • Monique DeSpain (R) — Running

• District 5

  • Janelle Bynum (D-Incumbent) — Running

  • Jonathan Lockwood (R) — Running, previously dropped out of CD 4

  • Patti Adair - Commissioner Deschutes County - rumored

• District 6

  • Andrea Salinas (D-Incumbent) — Running

  • David Russ (R) — Running

Governor

• DEMOCRAT

  • Tina Kotek (Incumbent) — Expected to seek re-election

  • Cal Kishawi — Running

  • David Beem — Running

  • James Atkinson — Running

• REPUBLICAN

  • Danielle Bethell — Running

  • Chael Sonnen — Running

  • Kyle Duyck — Running

  • Robert Neuman — Running

  • David Burch — Running

  • Tim Youker — Running

  • Patrick Kopke-Hales

  • Paul Romero - Running

  • Christine Drazan — Seeking Senate Appointment, Hasn’t Ruled Out Gov

  • Chris Dudley — Rumored

BOLI Commissioner

• Nonpartisan (Democrat)

  • Christina Stephenson (Incumbent) - Running

Legislature

Senate

• DISTRICT 3

  • Jeff Golden (D-Incumbent) - Rumored to retire

  • Kim Wallan (R) - Not Running staying in the House

  • Brad Hicks (R) - Running

  • Dawn Watson (R) - Rummored

• DISTRICT 6 - Open

  • Cedric Hayden (R-Incumbent) - Barred from seeking re-election

  • Jami Cate (R) - Running

  • Darin Harbick (R) - Not Running

• DISTRICT 7

  • James Manning (D-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 8

  • Sara Gelser Blouin (D-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 10

  • Deb Patterson (D-Incumbent) — Running

  • Angela Plowhead (R) — Running

• DISTRICT 11 - Open

  • Kim Thatcher (R-Incumbent) - Barred from seeking re-election

  • Tracy Cramer (R) — Running

  • Virginia Stapleton (D) — Running

  • Teresa Alonso Leon (D) — Running

  • Kevin Mannix (R) — Running for House

  • Lesly Munoz (D) — Staying in the House

• DISTRICT 15

  • Janeen Sollman (D-Incumbent) — Running

  • Lamar Wise (D) — Rumored

• DISTRICT 16 - Open

  • Suzanne Weber (R-Incumbent) — Barred from seeking re-election

  • Cyrus Javadi (D previously R) — Running for House

  • Darcey Edwards (R) — Running for House

  • Frank Mansfield (R) — Running

  • Tripp Dietrich (R) — Running

  • Courtney Bangs (R) — Running

  • Jordan Gutierrez (D) — Running

  • Aaron Dickie (D) — Running

• DISTRICT 17

  • Lisa Reynolds (D-Appointed) — Running

• DISTRICT 20

  • Mark Meek (D - Incumbent) - Filed

  • Michele Stroh (R) - Running

• DISTRICT 26

  • Daniel Bonham (R-Incumbent) — Barred from seeking re-election, resigning October 5th

  • Jeff Helfrich (R) — Running

  • Christine Drazan (R) — Seeking Appointment

House

• DISTRICT 1

  • Court Boice (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 2

  • Virgle Osborne (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 3

  • Dwayne Yunker (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 7

  • John Lively (D-Incumbent) — Rumored to retire

  • Kori Rodley (D) — Running

  • Adam Wilson (R) — Running

• DISTRICT 9

  • Boomer Wright (R-Incumbent) — Rumored to retire

  • Troy Cribbins (R) - Rumored

  • John Scheirman (D) — Running

• DISTRICT 11 - Open

  • Jami Cate (R-Incumbent) — Running for Senate

  • Angelita Sanchez (R) — Running

  • Josh Thorstad (R) — Rumored

• DISTRICT 12

  • Darin Harbick (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 16

  • Sarah Finger McDonald (D-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 19

  • Tom Andersen (D-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 20

  • Paul Evans (D-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 21

  • Kevin Mannix (R-Incumbent) — Running

  • Art Stevenson (R) - Running

• DISTRICT 22

  • Lesly Munoz - (D-Incumbent) — Rumored for Senate

  • Noemi Legaspi (R) — Running

• DISTRICT 23

  • Anna Scharf (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 25

  • Ben Bowman (D-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 26

  • Sue Rieke Smith (D-Appointed) — Running

  • Mary Pettenger (D) — Running

• DISTRICT 27

  • Ken Helm (D-Incumbent) — Not declared

  • Tammy Carpenter (D) — Running

• DISTRICT 31

  • Darcey Edwards (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 32

  • Cyrus Javadi (D previously R) — Running as Democrat

  • Max Sherman (R) — Running

  • Christian Honl (R) - Running

• DISTRICT 33

  • Shannon Jones Isadore (D-Appointed) — Not announced

  • Ciatta Thompson (R) — Running

• DISTRIC 35

  • Farrah Chaichi (D-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 38

  • Daniel Nguyen (D).— Nốt annouced

  • John Wazielewski (D) — Running

• DISTRICT 40 - OPEN

  • Anessa Hartman (D-Incumbent) — Running for Clackamas County Commission

  • Charles Gallia (D) — Running

  • Adam Baker (R) — Running

  • Sue Leslie (R) - Running

• DISTRICT 43

  • Tawna Sanchez (D-Incumbent) — Not announced

  • Cye Sterling (D) — Running

• DISTRICT 45

  • Thuy Tran (D-Incumbent) — Running

  • Jason Boyce (R) — Running

• DISTRICT 48

  • Open Seat

  • Andrew Morrison (R) - Running

• DISTRICT 49

  • Zach Hudson (D-Incumbent) — Running

  • Randy Lauer (R) — Running

• DISTRICT 50

  • Ricki Ruiz (D-Incumbent) — Unsure

  • Colby Riley (R) — Running

• DISTRICT 51 - OPEN

  • Christine Drazan (R-Incumbent) — Seeking Senate Appointment

  • James Hieb (R) — Rumored

  • Matt Bunch (R) — Rumored

• DISTRICT 52 - OPEN

  • Jeff Helfrich (R-Incumbent) — Running for Senate

  • Nick Walden Poublon (D) — Running

• DISTRICT 55

  • E. Werner Reschke (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 56

  • Emily McIntire (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 58

  • Bobby Levy (R-Incumbent) — Running

• DISTRICT 59

  • Vikki Breese Iverson (R-Incumbent) - Running

• DISTRICT 60

  • Mark Owens (R-Incumbent) - Running