The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Loran Ayles (Republican).
Official candidate list: Oregon Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Maxine Dexter
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2025 · Age 53
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Oregon
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 21 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 91,590 votes
- Maxine Dexter Won: 89.1% 81,643
- Jessica Salas: 8.2% 7,513
- Andrew Castilleja: 2.3% 2,082
The total includes 352 write-in or scattered votes not listed by candidate.
The primary · 14,977 votes
- Loran Ayles Won: 96.3% 14,420
The total includes 557 write-in or scattered votes not listed by candidate.
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Oregon Secretary of State official Abstract of Votes, May 19, 2026 primary. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 9%$93K
- Large donors
- 56%$581K
- PACs
- 34%$351K
- Other
- 1%$14K
Small donors give $200 or less; 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
1 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
D+42 in 2024
- Maxine Dexter Won: 67.7%
- Joanna Harbour: 25.2%
334,369 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 7.1%. 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.
The district
Census context- People
- 700K
- Median household income
- $89K
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 12.1%
- Without health insurance
- 6.0%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.