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Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

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Oregon's 5th 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: Likely Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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A Republican Party primary takes place on May 19, 2026, in Oregon's 5th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 3, 2026 (incumbent)
March 10, 2026 (non-incumbent)
May 19, 2026
November 3, 2026



A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Oregon law allows parties to decide whether unaffiliated voters can vote in their primaries. As of December 2025, both major parties utilized a closed primary process where only registered party members may participate.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Oregon's 5th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Patti Adair (R), Jonathan Lockwood (R), and Jo Rae Perkins (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2026.

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Jonathan Lockwood

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Lockwood is a '26 J.D. candidate at Santa Clara University School of Law and studied international law at University of Cambridge (UK), Universiteit Leiden Campus The Hague (NE), and in Geneva. Lockwood graduated with a master's at the nation's top public relations program at Georgetown University and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Metropolitan State University in his hometown Denver, Colorado. Lockwood was a legislative, communications and policy fellow and national policy advisor at the nation's leading conservative think tanks including The Heartland Institute, the Charles Koch Institute, American Legislative Exchange Council, and Leadership Program of the Rockies. Lockwood has served as the spokesperson and executive director for upward of 70 public figures, executives, attorneys, and nonprofits. Notable successful campaigns spearheaded or directed by Lockwood include successful recalls of Democrat politicians, defeating ballot initiatives for historic tax hikes 65 to 35 and 80 to 20, securing victory for legislative efforts to defeat countless tax hikes and also defeated radical legislation to terminate medical freedom and disarmament bills that violated self-defense and firearms rights. Lockwood is well-known with politicos from coast to coast and has continuously trained thousands of grassroots activists to hold accountable their government and stem the erosion of personal liberties, religious freedom and national security."

Key Messages

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Americans are being suppressed by countless levels of government and the American people deserve better from both parties. I believe in the values of life, liberty and freedom. We have a problem in our nation when getting information and clear facts is difficult, and political figures, media and well-funded activist efforts are not operating on common definitions. The erosion of public trust in our institutions is well-earned and a critical issue for the future of our country and younger generations. We need to be very clear in our communication and get to the root issues facing Americans so that we can trust our tax dollars are benefiting our families and communities, not government bloat and foreign nationals who are killing our future.

Young Americans are being robbed and the War on Youth must end. The War on Families must end. I believe in a Family First policy and younger and future generations having their true opportunity to experience the splendor of the American Dream. Prosperity is the solvent for the rot we see in society. Too many are in despair, trapped in the hamster wheel of survival, when we should be operating on a system of "thrival." Ultimately, we must put Americans first, not illusionary metrics and programming that harms our people's shot at getting into programs, universities and careers. Right now we are failing, and it doesn't have to be this way. THis is a manufactured and engineered crisis I will fight like hell to end.

Rural America has been decimated by an engineered, well-architected decades-long insidious war on industry, values and integrity. The Pacific Northwest is the Saudi Arabia of wood, yet we import from China and Canada. When Timber was thriving, Oregon was virtually Great Depression-proof. We should push for an Oregon REVIVAL and end the leviathan policies that has strangled our state and harmed the country. We should be fixated on solving forest management, wildfire policy and the list goes on to transform our state and nation to one of spirit, fulfillment and opportunity.

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)

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Patti Adair Republican Party $184,821 $11,598 $173,223 As of December 31, 2025
Jonathan Lockwood Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Jo Rae Perkins 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.

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 D+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Oregon's 5th the 166th most Democratic district nationally.[2]

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 5th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
53.0%44.0%

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

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

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Oregon Laws, "Or. Rev. Stat. § 254.365," accessed December 3, 2025
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Jeff Merkley (D)
Ron Wyden (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Val Hoyle (D)
District 5
District 6
Democratic Party (7)
Republican Party (1)


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