Jeff Merkley

US senator from Oregon since 2009. Our Revolution and the Working Families Party have endorsed his 2026 reelection.

James Manning

No competing Democrat in the primary. A probable win in the General election.

Doyle Canning

Attorney and organizer Doyle Canning ran for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District in 2020 and 2022. PolRev covered her 2022 bid for the open seat, where she finished second in the May 17 Democratic primary.

Susheela Jayapal

Two other candidates are running against Susheela in the primary. It is important that progressives vote for her on May 17th. Of note: she is the older sister of Pramila Jayapal.

Sami Al-Abdrabbuh

Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, an engineer, educator and Corvallis school board leader, ran for Oregon’s open 4th Congressional District in 2022 and for the Oregon House in 2024.

Jo Ann Hardesty

Jo Ann Hardesty served on the Portland City Commission from 2019 to 2022 and ran for re-election in 2022. PolRev covered that race, which she lost to Rene Gonzalez in the November general election.

Jamie McLeod-Skinner

Jamie McLeod-Skinner unseated Rep. Kurt Schrader in Oregon’s 5th District Democratic primary in 2022. PolRev covered her race, which she narrowly lost in November.

Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer represented Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District from 1996 to 2025, winning his final term in 2022 before retiring.