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Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline:
March 3, 2026 (incumbent)
March 10, 2026 (non-incumbent)
Primary: May 19, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Oregon

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District
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Oregon elections, 2026
U.S. Congress elections, 2026
U.S. Senate elections, 2026
U.S. House elections, 2026

All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Oregon, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026. The filing deadline for incumbents was March 3, 2026. The filing deadline for non-incumbents was March 10, 2026. The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 120th Congress. All 435 U.S. House districts are up for election.

Currently, Republicans have a 218-214 majority with three vacancies in the chamber.[1] To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Incumbent Cliff Bentz, Andrea Carr, and Peter Larson are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Oregon

Election information in Oregon: May 19, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: April 28, 2026
  • By mail: Postmarked by April 28, 2026
  • Online: April 28, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: May 19, 2026
  • By mail: Postmarked by May 19, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (MT/PT)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Cliff Bentz Republican Party $619,785 $368,410 $1,307,719 As of December 31, 2025
Chris Beck Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Mary Doyle Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Rebecca Mueller Democratic Party $3,772 $825 $2,947 As of December 31, 2025
Peter Quince Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Dawn Rasmussen Democratic Party $32,686 $19,186 $13,500 As of December 31, 2025
Patty Snow Democratic Party $20,708 $9,332 $11,376 As of December 31, 2025
Andrea Carr Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Peter Larson 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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • 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.[2]
  • 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.[3][4][5]

Race ratings: Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
3/10/20263/3/20262/24/20262/17/2026
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe 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

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Oregon in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Oregon, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Oregon U.S. House Major party The lesser of either 1,000 signatures or 2% of the number of votes cast in the district for the candidates of that major political party for presidential electors at the last presidential election. $150 Incumbents: 3/3/2026, New candidates: 3/10/2026 Source
Oregon U.S. House Unaffiliated Number of signatures equal to 1% of the number of votes cast in the district for president N/A Incumbents: 8/18/2026, New candidates: 8/25/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Incumbent Cliff Bentz (R) defeated Dan Ruby (D / Progressive Party) and Michael Stettler () in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cliff Bentz
Cliff Bentz (R)
 
63.9
 
224,601
Image of Dan Ruby
Dan Ruby (D / Progressive Party)  Candidate Connection
 
32.8
 
115,337
Image of Michael Stettler
Michael Stettler ()  Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
11,255
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
296

Total votes: 351,489
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Dan Ruby (D) defeated Steve William Laible (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Ruby
Dan Ruby  Candidate Connection
 
85.0
 
33,585
Image of Steve William Laible
Steve William Laible
 
13.5
 
5,325
  Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6%
 
620

Total votes: 39,530
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Incumbent Cliff Bentz (R) defeated Jason Beebe (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cliff Bentz
Cliff Bentz
 
81.3
 
73,031
Image of Jason Beebe
Jason Beebe  Candidate Connection
 
18.3
 
16,403
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4%
 
360

Total votes: 89,794
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General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Incumbent Cliff Bentz (R) defeated Joseph Yetter (D) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cliff Bentz
Cliff Bentz (R)
 
67.5
 
208,369
Image of Joseph Yetter
Joseph Yetter (D)  Candidate Connection
 
32.4
 
99,882
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
425

Total votes: 308,676
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Joseph Yetter (D) defeated Adam Prine (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Yetter
Joseph Yetter  Candidate Connection
 
69.1
 
27,814
Image of Adam Prine
Adam Prine
 
29.0
 
11,669
  Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0%
 
788

Total votes: 40,271
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Incumbent Cliff Bentz (R) defeated Mark Cavener (R) and Katherine Gallant (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cliff Bentz
Cliff Bentz
 
75.0
 
67,051
Image of Mark Cavener
Mark Cavener  Candidate Connection
 
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

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Cliff Bentz (R) defeated Alex Spenser (D) and Robert Werch (L) in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cliff Bentz
Cliff Bentz (R)
 
59.9
 
273,835
Image of Alex Spenser
Alex Spenser (D)  Candidate Connection
 
36.9
 
168,881
Image of Robert Werch
Robert Werch (L)  Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
14,094
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
623

Total votes: 457,433
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Alex Spenser (D) defeated Nick Heuertz (D), Chris Vaughn (D), Jack Howard (D), and John Holm (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alex Spenser
Alex Spenser  Candidate Connection
 
32.1
 
23,482
Image of Nick Heuertz
Nick Heuertz  Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
22,685
Image of Chris Vaughn
Chris Vaughn  Candidate Connection
 
18.2
 
13,351
Image of Jack Howard
Jack Howard  Candidate Connection
 
8.3
 
6,047
Image of John Holm
John Holm
 
8.1
 
5,908
  Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4%
 
1,734

Total votes: 73,207
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Republican primary

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
Image of Cliff Bentz
Cliff Bentz
 
31.3
 
37,488
Image of Knute Buehler
Knute Buehler
 
22.1
 
26,405
Image of Jason Atkinson
Jason Atkinson
 
19.5
 
23,274
Image of Jimmy Crumpacker
Jimmy Crumpacker
 
18.0
 
21,507
Image of Travis Fager
Travis Fager  Candidate Connection
 
3.6
 
4,265
Image of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith  Candidate Connection
 
2.1
 
2,539
Justin Livingston
 
1.1
 
1,350
Image of Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts  Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
1,336
Image of David Campbell
David Campbell  Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
418
Image of Glenn Carey
Glenn Carey
 
0.2
 
283
Image of Kenneth Medenbach
Kenneth Medenbach  Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
267
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4%
 
450

Total votes: 119,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Robert Werch (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on July 6, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Robert Werch
Robert Werch  Candidate Connection

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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oregon's 2nd the 89th most Republican district nationally.[6]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Oregon's 2nd Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
35.0%62.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Oregon, 2024

Oregon presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 16 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D D D R R R R D R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D
See also: Party control of Oregon state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Oregon's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oregon
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 5 7
Republican 0 1 1
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 6 8

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Oregon's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Oregon, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Tina Kotek
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Tobias Read
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Dan Rayfield

State legislature

Oregon State Senate

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 18
     Republican Party 12
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 30

Oregon House of Representatives

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 37
     Republican Party 23
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 60

Trifecta control

Oregon Party Control: 1992-2025
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R R R R R R R S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D

See also

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Footnotes

  1. A majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, when there are no vacancies, is 218 seats.
  2. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  6. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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