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2026 election for Oregon House District 26

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Sue R Rieke Smith leads Stephanie Carkin by 14.4 points. The race has not been called.

Cross-party nominationsTwo-thirds quorum

Sue R Rieke SmithDemocrat · leading · incumbent
55.7%18,009
Stephanie CarkinRepublican
41.3%13,347
Steph TerrioGreen
2.9%930
Write-inOther party
0.1%28
32,314 votes

Source: Oregon Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026

The seat's recent races

EvenD+6.62022D+12.32024D+22.12024 Pres.D+14.42026

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Sue R Rieke SmithStephanie Carkin
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$252.2K
$619K
Spent by the campaign
$209.5K

Campaign money: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Oct 6, 2026; Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Oct 12, 2026.

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 6, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Sue R Rieke Smith
99%
Stephanie Carkin
1%
Projected margin
D+21.5
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The candidates

Sue R Rieke Smith (D)
Incumbent, Oregon House of RepresentativesStephanie Carkin (R)

Also on the ballot: Steph Terrio (Green), 2.9%; Write-in (Other party), 0.1%