Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley seeks a fourth term in the November 2026 general election after securing his party's nomination with over 93 percent in the May primary. He faces Republican state Sen. David Brock Smith, who prevailed in a fragmented GOP field. Oregon's consistent Democratic voting patterns, including a double-digit margin in the prior presidential contest, combined with Merkley's long record and fundraising advantage, underpin trader consensus favoring the Democrat at 96.4 percent. Republicans have not won a Senate seat here since 2002. A major unforeseen scandal, health event affecting Merkley, or national partisan realignment could narrow the gap, though no such developments have emerged in recent months.
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96%

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Market Opened: Oct 13, 2025, 5:04 PM ET
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0x2F5e3684c...A candidate shall be considered to represent a party in the event that he or she is the nominee of the party in question. Candidates other than the Democratic or Republican nominee (e.g., Greens, Libertarian, independent) may be added at a later date.
Candidates who run as independents will not be encompassed by the “Democrat” or “Republican” options regardless of any affiliation they may have with the party.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race in this state for the same candidate, this market will resolve based on the official certification.
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley seeks a fourth term in the November 2026 general election after securing his party's nomination with over 93 percent in the May primary. He faces Republican state Sen. David Brock Smith, who prevailed in a fragmented GOP field. Oregon's consistent Democratic voting patterns, including a double-digit margin in the prior presidential contest, combined with Merkley's long record and fundraising advantage, underpin trader consensus favoring the Democrat at 96.4 percent. Republicans have not won a Senate seat here since 2002. A major unforeseen scandal, health event affecting Merkley, or national partisan realignment could narrow the gap, though no such developments have emerged in recent months.
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