2022 Oregon Races-At-A-Glance

An unusual three-way contest for Governor has the potential to produce some surprising results up and down the ballot.

Senate

Ron Wyden (D)

Governor

Open (Brown) (D)

OR-01

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

OR-02

Cliff Bentz (R)

OR-03

Earl Blumenauer (D)

OR-04

Open (DeFazio) (D)

OR-05

Open (Schrader) (D)

OR-06

New Seat

Race to watch: OR-05

Progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated seven-term Blue Dog Rep. Kurt Schrader. Republicans nominated former Happy Valley (pop. 24,000) mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who owns a chain of medical clinics with her husband. GOP strategists can't wait to portray McLeod-Skinner, a Medicare for All/Green New Deal backer, as too far left for this Biden +9 seat. But McLeod-Skinner has a grassroots army and will emphasize her wildfire recovery efforts as a city manager to build a rural populist appeal akin to Sen. Jon Tester's. It's a Toss Up.

2022 Oregon Redistricting

Oregon was the first state in the country to finalize a new congressional map. The map was a win for Democrats. Democrats passed a plan that's likely to award the state's new 6th CD to themselves for a 5D-1R breakdown overall, up from 4D-1R in 2021.