Oregon U.S. Senate

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

One of your state's two U.S. Senators in Washington. Senators write and vote on federal laws, approve the federal budget, confirm Supreme Court justices, federal judges and cabinet members, and ratify treaties. Terms are 6 years (a special election fills the rest of an unfinished term).

Candidates

Jeff MerkleyIncumbent

Democrat · $120 outside spending · 11 endorsements listed
Moderately left · from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview)

David Brock Smith

Republican · $25K outside spending
Moderately right · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)

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