Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
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Oregon's 2nd Congressional District |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: March 3, 2026 |
Primary: May 19, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Oregon, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Cliff Bentz (R) | |
Peter Black (D) | ||
Mitchel Knight (D) | ||
![]() | Dawn Rasmussen (D) ![]() | |
Patty Snow (D) | ||
Andrea Carr (R) |
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am announcing my candidacy as a Democratic candidate for this seat in the United States House of Representatives with a commitment to listening to everyday citizens, their needs, and resisting this catastrophic fall into bad policies and lack of representation of you and me envisioned by the current federal administration. What I am not: A career politician. But I have experience. And drive. And integrity. And will be undertaking a listening tour to better understand what issues face Oregonians that need to be heard at the national level. I also have a desire to unite Oregonians together to work towards a better tomorrow. As a small business owner for 18 years, I have gotten to know people in all walks of life, in all political affiliations. Most of us are right in the middle, and simply want to work hard, live a life of dignity, and provide a better world for us and our children. By representing the voices of all Oregonians in CD2, I will dedicate my service to helping make those dreams come true."
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Oregon
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Dawn Rasmussen (D)
Healthcare. With the drastic changes authored into the One Big Bad Bill, Medicaid will kick off the most vulnerable Oregonians from critical, life-saving care, not to mention force the closure of rural health clinics and hospitals, meaning many Oregonians in CD2 will have heart-breaking decisions to make when life-saving care is hours away. Given that the Affordable Care Act premiums are going up 75% as of January 2026 due to the expiration of plan credits, many Oregonians will be facing going without care or falling into staggering medical debt.
Rule of law. I'm a common sense kind of person, and when we have people at the national level violating rules and laws but suffering no consequences, that sends the wrong message to the public. Plus, it sets the stage for a return to the wild west where there are no laws and scofflaws abound. There is no justice in this scenario. Laws are written as a social contract - we agree to obey them as part of the society we live in, and when those rules are violated, there are specific consequences. No one should be above the law. These laws are the underpinnings of the U.S. Constitution, and I believe in the principles set forth by the founding fathers.

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)
2. Act in good faith. Understanding the will of the people and applying that into the greater rule and law-making process means acting in the best interests of the PEOPLE, not oneself. 3. Being transparent. No one is perfect, and that means accepting responsibility for errors in judgement and taking responsibility for learning to do better. But it also means being to admit when a decision was wrong.
4. Upholding the U.S. Constitution every minute of every day. There are no exceptions listed in the Constitution, so that means there should be no exceptions in conducting oneself in an elected position in relation to the Constitution.
Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)

Dawn Rasmussen (D)
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Cliff Bentz | Republican Party | $525,441 | $322,144 | $1,259,641 | As of September 30, 2025 |
Peter Black | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Mitchel Knight | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Dawn Rasmussen | Democratic Party | $16,065 | $2,215 | $13,850 | As of September 30, 2025 |
Patty Snow | Democratic Party | $7,840 | $4,964 | $2,876 | As of September 30, 2025 |
Andrea Carr | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
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- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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10/14/2025 | 10/7/2025 | 9/30/2025 | 9/23/2025 | ||||||
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access
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District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Incumbent Cliff Bentz defeated Dan Ruby and Michael Stettler in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cliff Bentz (R) | 63.9 | 224,601 |
![]() | Dan Ruby (D / Progressive Party) ![]() | 32.8 | 115,337 | |
![]() | Michael Stettler () ![]() | 3.2 | 11,255 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 296 |
Total votes: 351,489 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Dan Ruby defeated Steve William Laible in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dan Ruby ![]() | 85.0 | 33,585 |
![]() | Steve William Laible | 13.5 | 5,325 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 620 |
Total votes: 39,530 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Incumbent Cliff Bentz defeated Jason Beebe in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cliff Bentz | 81.3 | 73,031 |
![]() | Jason Beebe ![]() | 18.3 | 16,403 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 360 |
Total votes: 89,794 | ||||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Incumbent Cliff Bentz defeated Joseph Yetter in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cliff Bentz (R) | 67.5 | 208,369 |
![]() | Joseph Yetter (D) ![]() | 32.4 | 99,882 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 425 |
Total votes: 308,676 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Joseph Yetter defeated Adam Prine in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joseph Yetter ![]() | 69.1 | 27,814 |
![]() | Adam Prine | 29.0 | 11,669 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 788 |
Total votes: 40,271 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Incumbent Cliff Bentz defeated Mark Cavener and Katherine Gallant in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cliff Bentz | 75.0 | 67,051 |
![]() | Mark Cavener ![]() | 19.4 | 17,372 | |
Katherine Gallant | 5.1 | 4,598 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 386 |
Total votes: 89,407 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Raiph Huber (R)
- Brett Cahill (R)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Cliff Bentz defeated Alex Spenser and Robert Werch in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cliff Bentz (R) | 59.9 | 273,835 |
Alex Spenser (D) ![]() | 36.9 | 168,881 | ||
![]() | Robert Werch (L) ![]() | 3.1 | 14,094 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 623 |
Total votes: 457,433 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Archer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Alex Spenser defeated Nick Heuertz, Chris Vaughn, Jack Howard, and John Holm in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alex Spenser ![]() | 32.1 | 23,482 | |
![]() | Nick Heuertz ![]() | 31.0 | 22,685 | |
![]() | Chris Vaughn ![]() | 18.2 | 13,351 | |
![]() | Jack Howard ![]() | 8.3 | 6,047 | |
![]() | John Holm | 8.1 | 5,908 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 1,734 |
Total votes: 73,207 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Isabella Tibbetts (D)
- Raz Mason (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cliff Bentz | 31.3 | 37,488 |
![]() | Knute Buehler | 22.1 | 26,405 | |
![]() | Jason Atkinson | 19.5 | 23,274 | |
![]() | Jimmy Crumpacker | 18.0 | 21,507 | |
![]() | Travis Fager ![]() | 3.6 | 4,265 | |
![]() | Jeff Smith ![]() | 2.1 | 2,539 | |
Justin Livingston | 1.1 | 1,350 | ||
![]() | Mark Roberts ![]() | 1.1 | 1,336 | |
![]() | David Campbell ![]() | 0.3 | 418 | |
![]() | Glenn Carey | 0.2 | 283 | |
![]() | Kenneth Medenbach ![]() | 0.2 | 267 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 450 |
Total votes: 119,582 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justus Mayo (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Robert Werch advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Robert Werch (L) ![]() |
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District analysis
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See also
Oregon | 2026 primaries | 2026 U.S. Congress elections |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018