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97402

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Lane County, OR

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U.S. House, Oregon District 4
3 candidates
Federal ▾
MD
Monique DeSpain
REP
Biography
Monique DeSpain is a retired Air Force colonel with 30 years of military service, including time in the Air Force Reserve and the Oregon Air National Guard, and also works as a lawyer, per her campaign site. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah, a graduate degree from Central Michigan University, and a law degree from Willamette University College of Law, per the Associated Press.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lists the economy, housing affordability, public safety, and government accountability among her campaign priorities.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Val Hoyle
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Val Hoyle spent 25 years in the bicycle industry in retail management, manufacturing distribution, and international trade, per her official House website. She was elected to the Oregon House in 2010, eventually serving as Majority Leader, and was later elected statewide as Oregon Labor Commissioner, per the same source. Hoyle was sworn into Congress in January 2023 representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District, per her official House website.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Working Families: a good-paying union job, a home, a family in Oregon
  • Cost of Living: lowering everyday costs for working people
  • Defending Democracy and Voting Rights
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Justin Filip
Biography
Justin Filip is a University of Oregon graduate who serves as secretary of the Pacific Green Party of Oregon, per Eugene Weekly. He received the Pacific Green Party's nomination for U.S. House, 4th District, at the party's 2026 nominating convention, per the party's website.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposes new privately built data centers, citing concerns about corporate control of infrastructure.
  • Calls for suspending U.S. military and foreign aid to Israel until conditions regarding occupied territories are met.
  • Supports housing based solutions to homelessness and opposes new mining and logging measures on federal public lands.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Monique DeSpain (Republican) (also Libertarian), Val Hoyle (Democrat) (also Working Families), Justin Filip (Pacific Green) (also Progressive) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Oregon's 4th Congressional District, per the Oregon Secretary of State's ORESTAR certified candidate filing list (read September 17, 2026).
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Jeff Merkley portrait
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Jeff Merkley
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • A We the People democracy
  • Reverse the climate crisis
  • Opportunity for everyone
Campaign Finance
$7,297,473 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (51% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (14% of receipts)
Key voting record
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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DB
David Brock Smith
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Putting Oregon first
  • Making Oregon affordable
  • Crime and public safety
Campaign Finance
$48,166 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (37% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (34% of receipts)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Gary Lyndon Dye
Biography
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.
Full profile
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CH
Chris Henry
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Cut the U.S. military industrial complex
  • Medicare for All
  • Higher wages and better working conditions
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Tina Kotek
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Christine Drazan
REP
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Brett Smith
Biography
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.
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
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Countywide races in Lane County

ZIP 97402 sits in Lane County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Lane County races (13).

Lane County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
CW
Carl Wilkerson
Biography
Wilkerson, 51, of Creswell, has been a Lane County Sheriff's Office deputy since 1996, working in corrections, patrol, the Traffic Safety Team and criminal investigations before serving as chief deputy since 2019 and being appointed sheriff in June 2025, per Lookout Eugene-Springfield and KLCC. He holds a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Bushnell University, per Lookout Eugene-Springfield. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Addressing inadequate patrol deputy staffing, citing rising thefts and limited traffic enforcement countywide, per per Lookout Eugene-Springfield
  • Using contracts, grants and regional law enforcement partnerships as staffing 'force multipliers.', per per Lookout Eugene-Springfield
  • Supporting legislative changes to bail rules he says allow release of violent offenders without added restrictions, per per Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Nonpartisan. Sheriff Carl Wilkerson, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners in June 2025 after Cliff Harrold's resignation, drew no opponent; per Lookout Eugene-Springfield, the Lane County Home Rule Charter requires the Sheriff's race to appear on the ballot even without opposition. If elected he begins a full four-year term January 4, 2027. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Lane County Assessor
1 candidate
County ▾
MV
Mary Vuksich-Shafer
INCUMBENT
Biography
Vuksich-Shafer, the incumbent Assessor, worked in Lane County's Assessment and Taxation department for nearly 20 years, including as deputy county assessor, before her election, per Whole Community News. She is a third-generation Lane County resident whose family has worked locally as educators, a nurse and a realtor, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Nonpartisan. Assessor Mary Vuksich-Shafer drew no opponent; per Lookout Eugene-Springfield, Lane County Clerk Tommy Gong said the single-filer race is not held in the May primary and 'will instead be officially decided in the November general election.'

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