Oregon’s primary election takes place May 19, 2026. The voter registration deadline for the primary election has passed, but find information on how to check on your ballot or voter registration status here.
Ahead of the May 2026 primary elections Street Roots sent questionnaires to the candidates in the following races:
- Governor
- Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries Commissioner
- Metro Council
- State Senate
- State House
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
Each questionnaire contained three questions and covered topics ranging from housing affordability to homelessness, labor and more. Candidates were limited to 150 words per answer. Candidates submitted written responses via email, and may be edited for clarity.
Street Roots did not include primaries in which a candidate is running unopposed, or in which there were no candidates at all. The following primaries are not included in our coverage issue:
- Metro Council Auditor: Metro Auditor Bryan Evans (incumbent) is running unopposed
- Metro Council District 2: Metro Councilor Christine Lewis is running unopposed
- Oregon State Senate
- District 17 Republican primary: John Chee is running unopposed.
- District 19 Democratic primary: Sen. Rob Wagner (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 19 Republican primary: Mary Dirksen is running unopposed.
- District 20 Democratic primary: Sen. Mark Meek (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 20 Republican primary: Michele Stroh is running unopposed.
- District 24 Democratic primary: Sen. Kayse Jama (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 24 Republican primary: No candidates are running in the District 24 Republican primary.
- District 27 Republican primary: G. Mark Norman is running unopposed.
- Oregon House of Representatives
- District 44 Democratic primary: Rep. Travis Nelson (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 44 Republican primary: Margo Logan is running unopposed.
- District 45 Democratic primary: Rep. Thuy Tran (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 45 Republican primary: Jason Boyce is running unopposed.
- District 46 Democratic primary: Rep. Willy Chotzen (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 46 Republican primary: Leo Morley is running unopposed.
- District 47 Democratic primary: Rep. Andrea Valderrama (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 47 Republican primary: No candidates are running in the District 47 Republican primary.
- District 48 Democratic primary: Rep. Lamar Wise (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 48 Republican primary: Andrew Morrison is running unopposed.
- District 49 Democratic primary: Rep. Zach Hudson (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 49 Republican primary: Ann Walker is running unopposed.
- District 50 Democratic primary: Rep. Ricki Ruiz (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 50 Republican primary: Brian Gray is running unopposed
- District 43 Republican primary: Tim LeMaster is running unopposed
- District 28 Democratic primary: Rep. Dacia Grayber (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 28 Republican primary: Randall Fryer is running unopposed.
- District 33 Democratic primary: Rep. Shannon Isadore (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 33 Republican primary: Ciatta Thompson is running unopposed.
- District 37 Democratic primary: Rep. Jules Walters (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 37 Republican primary: Chad Parker is running unopposed.
- District 38 Republican primary: No candidates are running in the District 38 Republican primary.
- District 39 Democratic primary: Rep. April Dobson (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 39 Republican primary: No candidates are running in the District 39 Republican primary.
- District 41 Republican primary: Elvis Clark is running unopposed.
- District 42 Democratic primary: Rep. Rob Nosse (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 42 Republican primary: No candidates are running in the District 42 Republican primary.
- U.S. House of Representatives
- District 3 Republican primary: Loran Ayles is running unopposed.
- District 6 Democratic primary: Rep. Andrea Salinas (incumbent) is running unopposed.
- District 6 Republican primary: David Russ is running unopposed.