Oregon OR-02 House2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
Cliff Bentz
RACE WINNER
Cliff Bentz
Seat held
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Cliff Bentz (R)
RACE RATING
Last updated : Sep 28, 2021Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
INCUMBENT
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INCUMBENT
Cliff Bentz
First Elected: 2020
Last General Election: 59.9%
Last Primary Election: 31.3%
Full Bio:
BENTZ, Cliff, a Representative from Oregon; born in Salem, Marion County, Oreg., January 12, 1952; graduated from Regis High School, Stayton, Oreg., 1970; B.S., Eastern Oregon State College, La Grande, Oreg., 1974; J.D., Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oreg., 1977; rancher; farmer; lawyer, private practice; member of the Oregon water resources commission, 1988–1996, chairman, 1994–1996; member of the Oregon house of representatives, 2008–2018; member of the Oregon state senate, 2018–2020; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
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DISTRICT DATA
Oregon - 02
East: Pendleton, Medford
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Jun 12, 2026
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