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Oregon House race, District 2

Cliff Bentz holds this seat and is running to keep it against Chris Beck.

The November ballot

Bentz
$1.0M
Beck
$95K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.

The seat

Cliff Bentz

Republican · Holds the seat now

6
Trades disclosed
$415K
Estimated volume
Has not cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Oregon

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

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How they won the primary

The primary · 46,381 votes

  • Chris BeckWon34.4%15,951
  • Mary Doyle19.6%9,101
  • Rebecca Mueller18%8,357
  • Dawn Rasmussen14.8%6,880
  • Patty Snow9.1%4,224

2 more candidates on the full canvass.

Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

4%$45KSmall donors$21K22%
40%$404KLarge donors$66K70%
56%$562KPACs$2.5K3%
--Party$5.3K6%

Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

9 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

The district

Census context
People
708K
Median household income
$67K
Unemployment
5.8%
Living below the poverty line
13.8%
Without health insurance
6.5%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

How this seat voted last time

R+31 in 2024

  • Cliff BentzWon63.9%
  • Dan Ruby32.8%

351,489 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.