2026 results · Oregon · Oregon Senate
Jeff Merkley, the Democrat, wins re-election to the Senate in Oregon
Kamala Harris carried Oregon by 14.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 5.0-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff MerkleyDemocrat, incumbent | 1,081,731 | 58.1% | |
| David Brock SmithRepublican | 719,926 | 38.7% | |
| Chris HenryOther party | 40,659 | 2.2% | |
| Gary Lyndon DyeLibertarian | 18,529 | 1.0% | |
| Write-in | 1,439 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:24 AM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted1,862,284 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: Oregon Secretary of State
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Oregon, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 36 counties compared moved 5.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 84% as many votes as in 2024, from 90% in Hood River County to 61% in Marion County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.45).
Marion County moved most: R+2.0 for president in 2024, D+5.4 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.
2024 president 2026
Multnomah County added 11,825 net votes for Smith against the 2024 margin
Across the 36 counties compared, the margin moved by 44,097 votes toward Merkley: 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.
- Multnomah County+11,825 Smith
- Washington County+10,350 Smith
- Marion County+8,244 Merkley
- Jackson County+7,415 Merkley
- Douglas County+4,967 Merkley
- Linn County+4,825 Merkley
- Josephine County+4,772 Merkley
- Deschutes County+4,269 Merkley
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Merkley this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Marion CountyR+2.0D+5.4
- Tillamook CountyR+1.4D+2.4
- Wasco CountyR+5.7D+0.7
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Oregon’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Oregon’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 2 of Oregon's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 5–1, now D 5–1
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.