Who is on the ballot in 97203?

Loran Ayles is the Republican nominee for Oregon's 3rd 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 October 20, 2026.

Maxine Dexter worked as a lung and critical care physician at Kaiser Permanente for more than 15 years and became the first woman to chair the board of directors at Northwest Permanente, per her official House website. She was appointed to the Oregon House in 2020, where she chaired the House Housing and Homelessness Committee, per the same source. Dexter holds a bachelor's degree and a medical degree from the University of Washington and serves on the House Veterans' Affairs and Natural Resources committees, per her official House website.

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.

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 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 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.

Brim-Edwards is the sitting Multnomah County Commissioner for District 3, a seat she has held since 2023, per OPB. She previously worked as a senior lobbyist for Nike and served 12 years on the Portland Public Schools board, per OPB. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Meieran is an emergency room physician who served as Multnomah County Commissioner representing the county's westside from 2017 to 2024, per OPB. She previously ran for county chair in 2022 and lost in a runoff to Jessica Vega Pederson, per OPB. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.

Singleton currently serves as Multnomah County District 2 Commissioner and is running for County Chair, per her campaign site. She has worked as a nonprofit executive and in state and county government and the private sector, per her campaign site.

Pexton is a Certified Internal Auditor with more than 10 years of public-service audit experience, including at the Oregon Secretary of State, Metro, and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, per her campaign site. She has chaired the Multnomah County Library Bond Oversight Committee and led the state government's Chief Audit Executive Council, per her campaign site.

Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell was sworn in as Multnomah County Sheriff on January 4, 2023, becoming the 41st sheriff and the first woman to hold the office in its nearly 170 year history, per the Sheriff's Office. She began her career with the office in 1996 as a corrections deputy and advanced through deputy, lieutenant, captain, chief deputy and undersheriff before being elected sheriff, per the Sheriff's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.