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2026 United States Senate election in Oregon

The 2026 United States Senate election in Oregon will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Oregon. Primary elections will be held on May 19, 2026. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who was re-elected with 56.9% of the vote in 2020, is running for a fourth term.

Background

Oregon is generally considered to be a strongly blue state at the federal and state levels, having not elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 2002 (or any Republican statewide since 2016). Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats, all statewide offices, all but one seat in Oregon's U.S. House congressional delegation, and, since January 2025, hold supermajorities in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. Merkley was first elected in 2008 defeating then-incumbent Gordon Smith, and was re-elected twice, in 2014 and 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Jeff Merkley, incumbent U.S. senator
  • Paul D.Wells, retired electical engineer

Declined

Endorsements

Fundraising

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Did Not File

  • Joe Johnson, former candidate for Baker County Commission and Baker City Council
  • Douglas T. Muck Jr., rancher

General election

Predictions

References

External links

Official campaign websites