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2026 candidates we're tracking in OR-5
Janelle S Bynum
Top priorities
- Lists lowering the cost of housing, strengthening the economy, and improving access to education among her priorities.
- Also lists climate action, lowering the cost of health care, protecting reproductive rights, and ending homelessness.
Per the campaign site.
About Janelle S Bynum
Janelle Bynum describes herself as a businesswoman and served eight years in the Oregon House of Representatives, where she chaired the Committee on Small Business and Economic Development, per her official House website. She holds an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Florida A&M University and an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, per the same source.
Patti Adair
Top priorities
- Lists community safety, protecting natural resources, and advocating for veterans among her priorities.
- Says she is focused on responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
Per the campaign site.
About Patti Adair
Patti Adair is a certified public accountant who built her career at Moss Adams before being elected Deschutes County Commissioner in 2018, a role in which she manages more than 1,200 employees across 22 departments, per her campaign site. She is a fourth generation Oregonian, a University of Oregon graduate, and operates a ranch in Sisters, Oregon, per the same source.
Andrea Townsend
Andrea Townsend is the Pacific Green nominee for Oregon's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oregon Secretary of State's ORESTAR certified candidate filing list (read September 17, 2026). No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
About this race
Oregon's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Oregon primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.