Called Nov 3 by civicAPIUnofficial results
Oregon's 3rd District
U.S. House · Oregon
Maxine Dexter won re-election by 54.8 points over Loran Ayles.
Cross-party nominations
Maxine DexterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%232,711
Loran AylesRepublican
22.5%67,622
Write-inOther party
0.2%689
301,022 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.
Maxine DexterLoran Ayles
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
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$188.6K
Cash on hand
—
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. No FEC filings matched for Loran Ayles.
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.
- Maxine Dexter
- >99%
- Loran Ayles
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+52.4
The candidates
Maxine Dexter (D)
Incumbent U.S. representativeLoran Ayles (R)
Heavy equipment operator
Incumbent U.S. representativeLoran Ayles (R)
Heavy equipment operator
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.2%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Dexter.