2026 Candidate Tracker
Last update: October 9, 2025
Statewide
U.S. Senate
DEMOCRAT
Jeff Merkley (Incumbent) — Running
Paul Wells — Running
REPUBLICAN
Joe Johnson - Running
Russell McAlmond - Filed
Douglas Muck — Running
David Burch - Running (previously Governor)
U.S. House
District 2
Cliff Bentz (R-Incumbent) — Running
Peter Larson (R) — Running
Andrea Carr (R) — Running
Mary Doyle (D) - filed
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
Melvin Smith (D) — Running
District 5
Janelle Bynum (D-Incumbent) — Running
Zeva Rosenbaum (D) - Filed
Jonathan Lockwood (R) — Running, previously dropped out of CD 4
Patti Adair - Commissioner Deschutes County - Announced
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
Britney Jones — Running
Tristan Sheppard — Running
REPUBLICAN
BOLI Commissioner
Nonpartisan (Democrat)
Christina Stephenson (Incumbent) - Running
Legislature
Senate
DISTRICT 3
Jeff Golden (D-Incumbent) — Filed
Kim Wallan (R) — Staying in the House
Brad Hicks (R) — Filed
Dawn Watson (R) — Not Running
Denise Krause (D) — Filed
DISTRICT 4
Floyd Prozanski - Filed
DISTRICT 6 - Open
Cedric Hayden (R-Incumbent) - Barred from seeking re-election
Jami Cate (R) - Running
Alexander Banks (R) - Filed
Darin Harbick (R) - Not Running - filed for House
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 13
Nancy Nathanson (D-Incumbent) — Running
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 18
Rick Lewis (R - Incumbent) -
Matthew Lawson (R - challenger) - Filed
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
Susan Fischer-Maki (D) - Filed
DISTRICT 4
Alek Skarlatos (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 7 - OPEN
John Lively (D-Incumbent) — retired
Kori Rodley (D) — Running
Ky Fireside (D) - Filed
Adam Wilson (R) — Running
DISTRICT 8
Lisa Fragala (D) - Filed
DISTRICT 9
Boomer Wright (R-Incumbent) — Rumored to retire
Troy Cribbins (R) — Running
John Scheirman (D) — Running
DISTRICT 11 - Open
Jami Cate (R-Incumbent) — Running for Senate
Angelita Sanchez (R) — Running
Josh Thorstad (R) — Rumored
Ivan Maluski (D) — Running
DISTRICT 12
Darin Harbick (R-Incumbent) — Running
District 13
Nancy Nathanson (D-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
Stephanie Carkin (R) - Filed
DISTRICT 27
Ken Helm (D-Incumbent) — retiring
Tammy Carpenter (D) — Running
DISTRICT 29
Susan McLain (D) - Filed
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
Johan Cruz (D) - Filed
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
Kell Fox (D) - Filed
Michael Sugar (D) - Filed
Adam Baker (R) — Running
Sue Leslie (R) - Running
DISTRICT 42
Rob Nosse (D-Incumbent) — 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
Matt Bunch (R) — Appointed
Scott Cantonwine (R) — Running
James Hieb (R) — Rumored
DISTRICT 52 - OPEN
Jeff Helfrich (R-Incumbent) — Running for Senate
Rob Fleming (R) — Running
Nick Walden Poublon (D) — Running
David Osborn (D) - Filed
DISTRICT 53
Emerson Levy (D) - Filed
DISTRICT 55
E. Werner Reschke (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 56
Emily McIntire (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 57
Greg Smith (R-Incumbent) — Running
Jim Doherty (R) — Running
DISTRICT 58
Bobby Levy (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 59
Vikki Breese Iverson (R-Incumbent) - Running
DISTRICT 60
Mark Owens (R-Incumbent) - Running