2026 United States Senate election in Oregon

Nov 3, 2026

IncumbentJeff Merkley Democrat

General election

November 3, 2026

Jeff Merkley Democrat Incumbent
incumbent U.S. senator
David Brock Smith Republican
state senator from the 1st district (2023–present)

Primaries

Democratic primary

May 19, 2026Results 490,457 votes

✓Jeff Merkley Incumbent93.2% 457,006
incumbent U.S. senator
Paul D. Wells6.2% 30,544
retired electrical engineer

Republican primary

Results 366,201 votes

✓David Brock Smith29.5% 107,953
state senator from the 1st district (2023–present)
Jo Rae Perkins27.1% 99,278
former chair of the Linn County Republican Party and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2020 and 2022
Brent Barker23.3% 85,229
commercial real estate broker
Russ McAlmond11.5% 42,136
businessman

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