On every Salem ballot
Commissioner, Position 1Nonpartisan race · Kevin Cameron · Sara Duncan
Kevin Cameron
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Responsible budgeting with no unnecessary tax increases
- Funding sheriff's deputies and emergency response
- Wildfire recovery funding and housing/homelessness shelter support
About Kevin Cameron
Cameron has served as Marion County Commissioner since 2014 and previously served as a state representative from 2004 to 2014, per Salem Reporter reporting.
Sara Duncan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Serving Marion County residents she says have been historically overlooked by the commission
- Advocacy for LGBTQ+ and disabled Oregonians
About Sara Duncan
Duncan serves as secretary of the Cherriots transit board and chairs its DEI committee, and works as development manager for the farmworker advocacy group PCUN, per her campaign site.
Commissioner, Position 2Nonpartisan race · Colm Willis · Maria Hinojos Pressey
Colm Willis
Willis is a former attorney who previously served as political director for Oregon Right to Life and has been a Marion County Commissioner since he was elected in 2018, per Salem Reporter reporting.
Maria Hinojos Pressey
Hinojos Pressey is deputy director for the farmworker advocacy group PCUN and the first Latina president of the Cherriots transit board, per her campaign site. She previously served on the Salem-Keizer Public Schools board from 2021 to 2025, per Salem Reporter reporting.
TreasurerNonpartisan race · Samuel A Brentano
Samuel A Brentano
Brentano is the sitting Marion County Treasurer, previously a Marion County Commissioner for 17 years and mayor of Sublimity for 10 years before that, per the county board's news site. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Marion County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateJeff Merkley (D) · David Brock Smith (R) · Gary Lyndon Dye (Libertarian) · Chris Henry (Progressive)
Jeff Merkley
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- A We the People democracy
- Reverse the climate crisis
- Opportunity for everyone
About Jeff Merkley
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Putting Oregon first
- Making Oregon affordable
- Crime and public safety
About David Brock Smith
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.
Gary Lyndon Dye
Gary Lyndon Dye is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Oregon, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 20, 2026; garydye2020.wordpress.com carries no 2026 content.
Chris Henry
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Cut the U.S. military industrial complex
- Medicare for All
- Higher wages and better working conditions
About Chris Henry
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.
GovernorTina Kotek (D) · Christine Drazan (R) · Brett Smith (Pacific Green)
Tina Kotek
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower costs and tackle Oregon's housing and homelessness crisis
- Strengthen schools and expand mental health and addiction care
- Defend Oregonians' freedoms
About Tina Kotek
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower the day-to-day cost of living and unleash Oregon's economy
- Tackle homelessness and restore safe communities
- Build homes families can afford and strengthen schools rooted in communities
About Christine Drazan
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
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Root out corruption and demand government accountability
- Establish a universal healthcare option
- A permanent moratorium on new data centers
About Brett Smith
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.
Voting info and more
Voting info and more
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