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← 2022
U.S. Senate, Oregon
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 Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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Voters in Oregon will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026. The filing deadline for incumbents is March 3, 2026. The filing deadline for non-incumbents is March 10, 2026. The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Jeff Merkley (D), who first took office in 2009. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in Oregon, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Oregon, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

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

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley, Jacob Ryan, Russell McAlmond, and Timothy Skelton are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jeff Merkley (D)
	Submit photo	Jacob Ryan (D)
		Russell McAlmond (R)
		Timothy Skelton (R)

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Russell McAlmond

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Jeff Merkley is seeking his fourth term—over 20 years in Congress. Oregon doesn't need career politicians who grow more extreme and hateful over time. We need a fresh voice to represent the majority of hardworking Oregonians. Merkley primarily serves the DSA extremists in Portland who praise him as aligning with their values. These are not the values of most Oregonians. Russ McAlmond is that new voice for the state's majority. Elect him to the U.S. Senate for positive, principled and educated change. He will protect the rights of all Oregonians and treat every citizen as the unique individual they are. Elect Russ McAlmond for a positive and effective change in the US Senate for Oregon.

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Support women's sports by ensuring fair competition. Biological differences between males and females give men advantages in strength, speed, and endurance—differences that Title IX was designed to address by creating separate categories. Sen. Jeff Merkley has consistently supported allowing transgender women (biological males) to compete in women's sports, including signing amicus briefs and opposing bans. His challenger, Russ McAlmond, strongly opposes this, arguing it should never have been permitted as it disadvantages and discriminates against the vast majority of female athletes to accommodate a tiny minority. Stop the discrimination against women and elect Russ McAlmond for the US Senate in Oregon.

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If you're an Oregon voter feeling ignored—your values sidelined by one-sided Senate representation—it's time for change. Our two senators align with progressive extremes, leaving the majority of Oregonians unheard. From rural communities to the Willamette Valley, most of us share common-sense priorities: family, freedom, economic opportunity, responsible resource use, and fairness. You deserve a strong voice in D.C. Elect Russ McAlmond—a fresh, Oregon-rooted candidate who fights for practical solutions, traditional values, and putting our state first. End the imbalance. Give the majority real and honest representation. Vote Russ McAlmond for U.S. Senate in Oregon.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Oregon

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Russell McAlmond (R)

Jeff Merkley is seeking his fourth term—over 20 years in Congress. Oregon doesn't need career politicians who grow more extreme and hateful over time.

We need a fresh voice to represent the majority of hardworking Oregonians. Merkley primarily serves the DSA extremists in Portland who praise him as aligning with their values. These are not the values of most Oregonians.

Russ McAlmond is that new voice for the state's majority. Elect him to the U.S. Senate for positive, principled and educated change. He will protect the rights of all Oregonians and treat every citizen as the unique individual they are.

Elect Russ McAlmond for a positive and effective change in the US Senate for Oregon.

Support women's sports by ensuring fair competition.

Biological differences between males and females give men advantages in strength, speed, and endurance—differences that Title IX was designed to address by creating separate categories.

Sen. Jeff Merkley has consistently supported allowing transgender women (biological males) to compete in women's sports, including signing amicus briefs and opposing bans.

His challenger, Russ McAlmond, strongly opposes this, arguing it should never have been permitted as it disadvantages and discriminates against the vast majority of female athletes to accommodate a tiny minority.

Stop the discrimination against women and elect Russ McAlmond for the US Senate in Oregon.

If you're an Oregon voter feeling ignored—your values sidelined by one-sided Senate representation—it's time for change.

Our two senators align with progressive extremes, leaving the majority of Oregonians unheard. From rural communities to the Willamette Valley, most of us share common-sense priorities: family, freedom, economic opportunity, responsible resource use, and fairness.

You deserve a strong voice in D.C. Elect Russ McAlmond—a fresh, Oregon-rooted candidate who fights for practical solutions, traditional values, and putting our state first.

End the imbalance. Give the majority real and honest representation.

Vote Russ McAlmond for U.S. Senate in Oregon.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Russell McAlmond (R)

Russ McAlmond, a candidate for Oregon's U.S. Senate seat in 2026, champions Ethical Individualism—a philosophy from his 2021 book Ethical Individualism: A Human Relational Philosophy.

As a U.S. Marine veteran, financial planner, and founder of the Center for Human Equality, he seeks to make this principle the core lens for viewing every Oregonian and American: judging people as unique individuals rather than by group identities, race, sex, or stereotypes.

He is utterly opposed to racism and antisemitism. Every human being deserves equality of respect human qua human and all judgments should reflect this.

Elect Russ McAlmond for the US Senate in Oregon.

You can ask candidates in this race to fill out the survey by clicking their names below:

• Jacob Ryan
• Jeff Merkley
• Timothy Skelton

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jeff Merkley	Democratic Party	$4,862,895	$3,549,546	$5,118,910	As of September 30, 2025
Jacob Ryan	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Joe Johnson	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Russell McAlmond	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Timothy Skelton	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.
• 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.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Oregon, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	1/20/2026	1/13/2026	1/6/2026	12/23/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe 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

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate 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. Senate candidates, 2026
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Oregon	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	The lesser of either 1,000 signatures or 2% of the number of votes cast for the candidates of that major political party for presidential electors at the last presidential election. Must include signatures from at least 100 electors registered in each congressional district.	$150	Incumbents: 3/3/2026, New candidates: 3/10/2026	Source
Oregon	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	22,445	N/A	Incumbents: 8/18/2026, New candidates: 8/25/2026	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Ron Wyden defeated Jo Rae Perkins, Chris Henry, and Dan Pulju in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Wyden (D / Independent Party)	55.8	1,076,424
		Jo Rae Perkins (R / Constitution Party)	40.9	788,991
		Chris Henry (Progressive Party)	1.9	36,883
		Dan Pulju (Pacific Green Party)	1.2	23,454
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,197

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,927,949
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Stettler (Constitution Party)
• Bret Westwood (Independent)
• Thomas Verde (Independent)
• John Newton (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Ron Wyden defeated William Barlow and Brent Thompson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Wyden	88.8	439,665
		William Barlow	7.1	35,025
	Submit photo	Brent Thompson	3.5	17,197
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	3,279

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 495,166
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Rae Perkins	33.0	115,701
		Darin Harbick	30.7	107,506
		Samuel Palmer	12.2	42,703
		Jason Beebe	11.3	39,456
		Christopher Christensen	8.1	28,433
	Submit photo	Robert Fleming	1.9	6,821
		Ibrahim Taher	1.9	6,659
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	3,024

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,303
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2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley defeated Jo Rae Perkins, Gary Dye, and Ibrahim Taher in the general election for U.S. Senate Oregon on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Merkley (D / Independent / Working Families Party)	56.9	1,321,047
		Jo Rae Perkins (R)	39.3	912,814
		Gary Dye (L)	1.8	42,747
		Ibrahim Taher (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)	1.8	42,239
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,402

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,321,249
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Incumbent Jeff Merkley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Merkley	98.7	564,878
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	7,386

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 572,264
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon

Jo Rae Perkins defeated Paul Romero, Robert Schwartz, and John Verbeek in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oregon on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Rae Perkins	49.2	178,004
		Paul Romero	30.4	109,783
		Robert Schwartz	11.1	40,196
		John Verbeek	8.1	29,382
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	4,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,615
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Kulow (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Gary Dye advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Dye (L)

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Pacific Green Party convention

Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon

Ibrahim Taher advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for U.S. Senate Oregon on June 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ibrahim Taher (Pacific Green Party)

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2016

U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ron Wyden Incumbent	56.6%	1,105,119
	Republican	Mark Callahan	33.3%	651,106
	Working Families	Shanti Lewallen	3.2%	61,915
	Independent	Steven Cody Reynolds	3%	59,516
	Pacific Green	Eric Navickas	2.5%	48,823
	Libertarian	Jim Lindsay	1.2%	23,941
	N/A	Misc.	0.1%	2,058
Total Votes				1,952,478
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Oregon and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Oregon

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Oregon's 1st	67.0%	29.0%
Oregon's 2nd	35.0%	62.0%
Oregon's 3rd	71.0%	25.0%
Oregon's 4th	54.0%	42.0%
Oregon's 5th	53.0%	44.0%
Oregon's 6th	54.0%	43.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 59.6% of Iowans lived in one of the state's 93 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 34.9% lived in one of 5 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Iowa was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Iowa following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Oregon county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Democratic	8	56.8%
Solid Republican	26	30.0%
Battleground Republican	1	8.2%
Trending Democratic	1	4.9%
Total voted Democratic	9	61.8%
Total voted Republican	27	38.2%

Historical voting trends

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

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Oregon

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Oregon.

U.S. Senate election results in Oregon

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	55.8%	40.9%
2020	56.9%	39.3%
2016	56.1%	33.4%
2014	55.7%	36.9%
2010	57.2%	39.4%
Average	56.3	38.0

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Oregon

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Oregon.

Gubernatorial election results in Oregon

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	47.0%	43.5%
2018	50.0%	43.6%
2016	50.6%	43.4%
2014	49.9%	44.1%
2010	50.7%	42.7%
Average	49.6	43.5

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

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Tina Kotek
Secretary of State	Tobias Read
Attorney General	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

The table below details demographic data in Oregon and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Oregon
	Oregon	United States
Population	4,237,256	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	95,996	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	76.6%	63.4%
Black/African American	1.9%	12.4%
Asian	4.5%	5.8%
Native American	1.1%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.4%
Other (single race)	4.7%	6.6%
Multiple	10.8%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	14.3%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.7%	89.4%
College graduation rate	36.2%	35%
Income
Median household income	$80,426	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	11.9%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also

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Footnotes

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

Democratic Party (7)

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