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2020Final results

2020 election for Oregon's 2nd District

U.S. House · Oregon

Cliff Bentz (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Alex Spenser (D) by 22.9 points.

Cliff BentzRepublican · winner
59.9%273,835
Alex SpenserDemocrat
36.9%168,881
Robert WerchLibertarian
3.1%14,094
457,433 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+44.72014R+43.72016R+16.92018R+22.92020R+35.32022R+31.12024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Alex SpenserCliff Bentz
$25.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$25.5K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$330
Cash on hand
$89.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Cliff Bentz (R)Alex Spenser (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert Werch (Libertarian), 3.1%