Oregon U.S. Senate S-OR-2026 · Class 2 · Regular cycle

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-05-19
Filing Deadline 2026-03-10 (held)
Cook Political Report
Solid D
As of date pending
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe D
As of date pending
Polymarket
R 7¢
D 94¢
Refreshed today
D+8
Cook PVI
Incumbent
Jeff Merkley
Democrat · Running
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D+8 PVI. Merkley running for fourth term.

Top contenders

David Brock Smith
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$48,166
Through Apr 29, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OR05218/
Jo Rae Perkins
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$9,106
Through Apr 29, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4OR00156/
12-wk spend
Jeff Merkley
Democrat
● Incumbent

Democrat candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,944,598
Through Apr 29, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S8OR00207/
12-wk spend

Republicans

David Brock Smith
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$48,166
Through Apr 29, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OR05218/
Jo Rae Perkins
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$9,106
Through Apr 29, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4OR00156/
12-wk spend
Brent Barker
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
David Burch
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Deborah Brown
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Russell McAlmond
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Timothy Skelton
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

Democrats

Jeff Merkley
Democrat
● Incumbent

Democrat candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,944,598
Through Apr 29, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S8OR00207/
12-wk spend
Paul Wells
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Oregon U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

1 additional FEC filer excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.