U.S. Senate · Oregon

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Jeff Merkley

Senator · OR · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget

analysis

says−70

does—

Enforcement & security

6 votesanalysis

says+70

does−29

gap +99

AI & emerging tech

analysis

says+80

does—

Market protections

analysis

says+100

does—

Drugs & enforcement

6 votesanalysis

says+80

does−17

gap +97

Land use & zoning

5 votesanalysis

says—

does−68

Spending vs. restraint

6 votesanalysis

says+80

does+21

gap +59

Pollution & development

1 voteanalysis

says+90

does+60

gap +30

Greenhouse-gas policy

analysis

says+100

does—

Renters & rent

5 votesanalysis

says—

does+30

Role of government

6 votesanalysis

says—

does+18

Use of force

analysis

says−80

does—

Public works

analysis

says+90

does—

College cost & debt

analysis

says+100

does—

LGBTQ+ policy

analysis

says+90

does—

Workplace standards

analysis

says+95

does—

Public school funding

analysis

says+80

does—

Trade & tariffs

analysis

says+75

does—

SNAP & nutrition

analysis

says+100

does—

Federal lands & resources

analysis

says+90

does—

Aid & alliances

analysis

says+85

does—

Substance use & mental health

3 votesanalysis

says—

does+52

Election rules

analysis

says+95

does—

Refugee & asylum policy

6 votesanalysis

says—

does−20

Abortion policy

analysis

says+100

does—

Federal vs. state/local

6 votesanalysis

says—

does+17

Status for undocumented

6 votesanalysis

says—

does−24

Energy sources

analysis

says+90

does—

Retirement programs

analysis

says+90

does—

Welfare & anti-poverty

analysis

says+85

does—

Regulation (cross-sector)

3 votesanalysis

says—

does+37

Security vs. privacy

6 votesanalysis

says—

does−16

Receipts — recent key votes

Money — FEC

$4.5Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Jo Rae Perkins

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$10.6Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

David Brock Smith

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$120.8Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 32 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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