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2026 results · Oregon · Oregon 2nd District

Cliff Bentz, the Republican, wins re-election in Oregon's 2nd District

Donald Trump carried the district by 27.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 3.9-point move toward the Democrats.

Oregon 2nd District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Cliff BentzRepublican, incumbent186,79361.6%
Chris BeckDemocrat116,13138.3%
Write-in4450.1%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 12:00 AM EST · 94% counted.

About 94% of the expected vote counted303,369 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: Oregon Secretary of State

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About the seat

Oregon's 2nd District takes in all or part of 20 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+27.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 3.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 4 of 6 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+27.2
2024 House race, same lines
R+32.1
Move from 2024, rank in state
4 of 6
  1. Jackson County33%
  2. Josephine County13%
  3. Klamath County9%
  4. Umatilla County8%
  5. Crook County5%
  6. Deschutes County4%
  7. Union County4%
  8. Wasco County3%
  9. 12 more20%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.

What the count shows

Added together, the 20 counties compared moved 4.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 83% as many votes as in 2024, from 132% in Douglas County to 68% in Deschutes County.

Douglas County moved most: R+57.6 for president in 2024, R+44.0 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+60EvenD+60Move
Douglas County10,287 votes13.7 pts → D
Jackson County100,834 votes5.9 pts → D
Morrow County3,886 votes5.6 pts → D
Jefferson County9,912 votes5.4 pts → D
Umatilla County25,422 votes5.1 pts → D
Wasco County10,523 votes5.0 pts → D
Malheur County8,942 votes4.0 pts → D
Josephine County39,118 votes3.8 pts → D
Deschutes County13,592 votes3.1 pts → D
Union County12,281 votes2.7 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Jackson County added 7,137 net votes for Beck against the 2024 margin, 25% of the district's change

Across the 20 counties compared, the margin moved by 28,624 votes toward Beck: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Jackson County+7,137 Beck
  2. Josephine County+4,346 Beck
  3. Umatilla County+3,417 Beck
  4. Klamath County+3,337 Beck
  5. Deschutes County+1,902 Beck
  6. Union County+1,203 Beck
  7. Malheur County+1,180 Beck
  8. Crook County+1,144 Beck

Oregon’s ballot

StatewideDemocrats won all 2 of Oregon's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenateJeff MerkleyD+19.4
  2. GovernorTina KotekD+9.6

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Oregon Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.