Medford, Oregon sample ballot 2026

Rick Dyer has operated businesses in Southern Oregon for decades and holds degrees in law, business administration, and accounting, per his campaign site. He is seeking reelection as Jackson County Commissioner, Position 1, citing about 12 years of local government experience.

Reichenbach built a career in technology while raising her children and relocated to Southern Oregon after the early-2000s downturn in the tech industry, per the campaign site. She lives in Ashland and is running for Jackson County Commissioner, Position 1, per the campaign site.

Colleen Roberts is the sitting Jackson County Commissioner, Position 3, running for re-election, per her campaign site. As Commissioner she has worked on county fire policy coordination with local, state and federal officials and on maintaining the county's finances, per her campaign site.

Isabella Lee Tibbetts is a community organizer and mother of two who was born in Ecuador and adopted into a Jackson County family, per her campaign site. She graduated from the Phoenix-Talent School District in 2009 and comes from a working-class background.

Jeff Merkley is Oregon's incumbent U.S. senator and the Democratic nominee for a fourth term in 2026. He was born in Myrtle Creek and raised in a working-class family, per the campaign site, and has served in the Senate since 2009. His campaign takes no corporate PAC money. He is also on the Working Families line, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings.

• Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Opposed

David Brock Smith is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Oregon, per the campaign site. He is a third-generation resident and small businessman from Southwest Oregon, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he has served as a county commissioner, a state representative and a state senator.

Chris Henry is the Progressive Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Oregon and also on the Pacific Green line, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings. A long-haul trucker and UAW aircraft mechanic per Henry's 2026 Oregon Voters' Pamphlet candidate statement, Henry has served on the boards of the Oregon Consumer League, the Oregon Voter Rights Coalition, and the Willamette Neighborhood Association, per the same statement.

Tina Kotek is Oregon's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for a second term, setting up a rematch of the 2022 race against Christine Drazan. A former longtime speaker of the Oregon House, her first term has focused on lowering costs, reducing homelessness, strengthening schools, and expanding mental health and addiction care. She is also on the Working Families line, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings.

Christine Drazan is the Republican nominee for Oregon governor, winning the May 19 primary to set up a rematch of the closely fought 2022 race against Tina Kotek. A state senator and former Oregon House minority leader, her campaign theme is this is our moment, with priorities focused on the cost of living, homelessness, housing, schools, and making government work. She is also on the Libertarian line, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings.

Brett Smith is the Pacific Green Party nominee for Oregon governor, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings. Smith is a small-business owner, welder, and fabricator, per Smith's 2026 Oregon Voters' Pamphlet candidate statement.