Called Nov 4 by civicAPIUnofficial results
Oregon's 2nd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Cliff Bentz won re-election by 23.3 points over Chris Beck.
Cross-party nominations
Cliff BentzRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%186,793
Chris BeckDemocrat
38.3%116,131
Write-inOther party
0.1%445
303,369 votes
Source: Oregon Secretary of State unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Chris BeckCliff Bentz
$276.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$163.8K
Spent by the campaign
$955.4K
$112.7K
Cash on hand
$1.4M
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Chris Beck
- <1%
- Cliff Bentz
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+22.6
The candidates
Cliff Bentz (R)
Incumbent U.S. representativeChris Beck (D)
Former state representative from the 12th district (1997–2003)
Incumbent U.S. representativeChris Beck (D)
Former state representative from the 12th district (1997–2003)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Bentz.