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Oregon House race, District 3

Maxine Dexter holds this seat and is running to keep it against Loran Ayles.

The November ballot

MaxineDexterDemocrat
LoranAylesRepublican
Dexter
$1.0M
Ayles
-

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

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

The seat

Maxine Dexter

Democrat · Holds the seat now

Discloses no individual stock trades.

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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  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

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How they won the primary

The primary · 91,590 votes

  • Maxine DexterWon89.1%81,643
  • Jessica Salas8.2%7,513
  • Andrew Castilleja2.3%2,082
  • Write-in0.4%352

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

9%from small donors
Small donors
9%$93K
Large donors
56%$581K
Bundled
--
PACs
34%$351K
Other
1%$14K

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

1 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.

How this seat voted last time

D+43 in 2024

  • Maxine E. DexterWon67.7%
  • Joanna Harbour25.2%

334,369 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.

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.

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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.