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Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Oregon's 5th 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.
Voting in Oregon

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Likely Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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Oregon elections, 2026
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th 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 5

Incumbent Janelle Bynum is running in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Janelle Bynum (D)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Oregon

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Janelle Bynum Democratic Party $1,080,841 $268,529 $857,444 As of June 30, 2025

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.

General election race ratings

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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.[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 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
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 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Janelle Bynum defeated incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Brett Smith, Sonja Feintech, and Andrea Townsend in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Janelle Bynum
Janelle Bynum (D)
 
47.7
 
191,365
Image of Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R)
 
45.0
 
180,420
Image of Brett Smith
Brett Smith (Independent Party) Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
18,665
Image of Sonja Feintech
Sonja Feintech (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
6,193
Andrea Townsend (Pacific Green Party)
 
1.0
 
4,155
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
495

Total votes: 401,293
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Janelle Bynum defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Janelle Bynum
Janelle Bynum
 
69.4
 
55,473
Image of Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Jamie McLeod-Skinner Candidate Connection
 
29.9
 
23,905
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
510

Total votes: 79,888
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
 
98.2
 
54,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
1,009

Total votes: 55,467
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2022

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Lori Chavez-DeRemer defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R)
 
50.9
 
178,813
Image of Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D / Independent Party / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
48.8
 
171,514
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
906

Total votes: 351,233
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Jamie McLeod-Skinner Candidate Connection
 
54.6
 
47,148
Image of Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
 
44.8
 
38,726
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
537

Total votes: 86,411
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Lori Chavez-DeRemer defeated Jimmy Crumpacker, John Di Paola, Laurel Roses, and Madison Oatman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
 
42.8
 
30,438
Image of Jimmy Crumpacker
Jimmy Crumpacker
 
29.0
 
20,631
Image of John Di Paola
John Di Paola Candidate Connection
 
16.1
 
11,486
Image of Laurel Roses
Laurel Roses Candidate Connection
 
8.9
 
6,321
Image of Madison Oatman
Madison Oatman Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
1,863
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
429

Total votes: 71,168
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Amy Ryan Courser and Matthew Rix in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader (D)
 
51.9
 
234,683
Image of Amy Ryan Courser
Amy Ryan Courser (R) Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
204,372
Image of Matthew Rix
Matthew Rix (L)
 
2.8
 
12,640
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
771

Total votes: 452,466
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Mark Gamba and Blair Reynolds in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
 
68.8
 
73,060
Image of Mark Gamba
Mark Gamba Candidate Connection
 
22.9
 
24,327
Image of Blair Reynolds
Blair Reynolds Candidate Connection
 
7.5
 
7,910
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
841

Total votes: 106,138
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Amy Ryan Courser defeated G. Shane Dinkel, Joey Nations, and Angela Roman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amy Ryan Courser
Amy Ryan Courser Candidate Connection
 
53.3
 
41,417
G. Shane Dinkel Candidate Connection
 
20.1
 
15,626
Image of Joey Nations
Joey Nations Candidate Connection
 
17.4
 
13,534
Image of Angela Roman
Angela Roman Candidate Connection
 
7.9
 
6,155
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
1,003

Total votes: 77,735
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Matthew Rix advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on July 6, 2020.

Candidate
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Matthew Rix (L)

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District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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