2026 Candidate Tracker
Last update: Jan. 30, 2026
Statewide
U.S. Senate
DEMOCRAT
Jeff Merkley (Incumbent) — Running
Paul Wells — Running
REPUBLICAN
Joe Johnson — Running
Russell McAlmond — Running
Douglas Muck — Running
David Burch — Running (previously Governor)
U.S. House
District 1
Suzanne Bonamici (D-Incumbent) — Running
District 2
Cliff Bentz (R-Incumbent) — Running
Peter Larson (R) — Running
Andrea Carr (R) — Running
Mary Doyle (D) — Running
Rebecca Mueller (D) — Running
Dawn Rasmussen (D) — Running
Patty Snow (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) — Not filed yet, expected
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
Patti Adair (R) — Running
Zeva Rosenbaum (D) - Running
Jonathan Lockwood (R) — Running, previously CD 4
Jo Rae Perkins (R) — Running
District 6
Andrea Salinas (D-Incumbent) — Running
David Russ (R) — Running
Governor
DEMOCRAT
Tina Kotek (Incumbent) — Running
Cal Kishawi — Running
David Beem — Running
James Atkinson — Running
Britney Jones — Running
Tristan Sheppard — Running
REPUBLICAN
Danielle Bethell — Running
Chris Dudley — Rumored
Christine Drazan — Running
Ed Diehl — Running
Chael Sonnen — Endorsed Bethell, Medina
David Medina — Running
Kyle Duyck — Running
Paul Romero — Running
Robert Neuman — Running
David Burch — Running for Senate
Tim Youker — Running
Patrick Kopke-Hales — Running
Mathew Piatt — Running
Brad Peters — Running
Martin Ward — Running
Deangelo Leroy Turner — Running
BOLI Commissioner
Nonpartisan (Democrat)
Christina Stephenson (Incumbent) - Running
Chris Lynch - Running
Legislature
Senate
DISTRICT 3
Jeff Golden (D-Incumbent) — Filed
Denise Krause (D) — Running
Brad Hicks (R) — Running
Kim Wallan (R) — Staying in the House
Dawn Watson (R) — Not Running
DISTRICT 4
Floyd Prozanski (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 6-OPEN
Cedric Hayden (R-Incumbent) - Barred from seeking re-election
Jami Cate (R) - Running
Alexander Banks (R) - Running
Jack Tibbits (R) - expected to run
Nicole De Graff (R) — Running
DISTRICT 7
James Manning (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 8
Sara Gelser Blouin (D-Incumbent) — Running
Valerie Draper Woldeit (R) — 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) — Staying in the House
Lesly Munoz (D) — Staying in the House
DISTRICT 15
Janeen Sollman (D-Incumbent) — Running
Lamar Wise (D) — Moved to HD48 and was appointed
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 19
Rob Wagner (D-Incumbent) — Running
Mary Dirksen (R) — Running
DISTRICT 20
Mark Meek (D - Incumbent) — Running
Michele Stroh (R) — Running
DISTRICT 24
Kayse Jama (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 26-OPEN
Daniel Bonham (R-Incumbent) — Barred from seeking re-election, resigning October 5th
Christine Drazan (R-Appointed) — Running for Governor
Jeff Helfrich (R) — Running
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) — Running
Seth Benham (R) — Running
DISTRICT 4
Alek Skarlatos (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 5
Pam Marsh (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 6
Kim Wallan (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 7-OPEN
John Lively (D-Incumbent) — Retiring
Kori Rodley (D) — Running
Ky Fireside (D) — Running
Adam Wilson (R) — Running
DISTRICT 8
Lisa Fragala (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 9
Boomer Wright (R-Incumbent) — Retiring
Troy Cribbins (R) — Running
John Scheirman (D) — Running
Claire Lynn (R) — Running
DISTRICT 10
David Gomberg (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 11-OPEN
Jami Cate (R-Incumbent) — Running for Senate
Angelita Sanchez (R) — Running
Ken Jackola (R) — Running
Josh Thorstad (R) — Not Running
Ivan Maluski (D) — Running
DISTRICT 12
Darin Harbick (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 13
Nancy Nathanson (D-Incumbent) - Running
Jonathan Abrahamsen (R) — Running
DISTRICT 14
Julie Fahey (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 15
Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Incumbent) — Running
Joanna Robinson (R) — Running
DISTRICT 16
Sarah Finger McDonald (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 17-OPEN
Ed Diehl (R-Incumbent) — Running for Governor
Beth Jones (R) — Running
DISTRICT 18
Rick Lewis (R-Incumbent) — Running
Matthew Lawson (R) — Running
DISTRICT 19
Tom Andersen (D-Incumbent) — Running
Anna Munson (R) — 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) — Running
Noemi Legaspi (R) — Running
DISTRICT 23
Anna Scharf (R-Incumbent) — Running
Kris’s Wright (D) — Running
DISTRICT 24
Lucetta Elmer (R-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 25
Ben Bowman (D-Incumbent) — Running
Bob Niemeyer (R) — Losing
DISTRICT 26
Sue Rieke Smith (D-Appointed) — Running
Mary Pettenger (D) — Running
Stephanie Carkin (R) — Running
DISTRICT 27-OPEN
Ken Helm (D-Incumbent) — Retiring
Tammy Carpenter (D) — Running
Ashley Hartmeier Prigg (D) — Running
DISTRICT 28
Dacia Grayber (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 29
Susan McLain (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 30
Nathan Sosa (D-Incumbent) — 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) — Running
Ciatta Thompson (R) — Running
DISTRICT 34
Mari Wantanabe (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 35
Farrah Chaichi (D-Incumbent) — Running
Johan Arteaga Cruz (D) — Running
DISTRICT 36
Hai Pham (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 37
Jules Walters (D-Incumbent) — Running
Mary Dirksen (R) — Running
Chad Parker (R) — Running
Ben Edtl (R) — Running
DISTRICT 38
Daniel Nguyen (D) — Running
John Wazielewski (D) — Running
DISTRICT 39
April Dobson (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 40-OPEN
Anessa Hartman (D-Incumbent) — Running for Clackamas County Commission
Adam Baker (R) — Running
Charles Gallia (D) — Running
Kell Fox (D) — Running
Michael Sugar (D) — Running
Sue Leslie (R) — Running
DISTRICT 41
Mark Gamba (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 42
Rob Nosse (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 43
Tawna Sanchez (D-Incumbent) — Not announced
Cye Sterling (D) — Running
Tim LeMaster (R) — Running
DISTRICT 44
Travis Nelson (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 45
Thuy Tran (D-Incumbent) — Running
Jason Boyce (R) — Running
DISTRICT 46
Willy Chotzen (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 47
Andrea Valderrama (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 48
Lamar Wise (D-Appointed) — Running
Andrew Morrison (R) - Running
DISTRICT 49
Zach Hudson (D-Incumbent) — Running
Randy Lauer (R) — Running
DISTRICT 50
Ricki Ruiz (D-Incumbent) — Running
Colby Riley (R) — Running
DISTRICT 51
Matt Bunch (R-Appointed) — Running
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) — Running
Hank Sanders (D) — Running
Bernard Seeger (D) — Running
DISTRICT 53
Emerson Levy (D-Incumbent) — Running
DISTRICT 54
Jason Kropf (D-Incumbent) — Not 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