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Oregon Senate District 16
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Courtney Bangs leads Rachel Armitage by 5.4 points. The race has not been called.
Cross-party nominationsStaggered SenateTwo-thirds quorum
Courtney BangsRepublican · leading
50.6%35,915
Rachel ArmitageDemocrat
45.2%32,091
Melisa FinkleIndependent
4.2%2,981
Write-inOther party
0.1%56
71,043 votes
Source: Oregon Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated 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.
Rachel ArmitageCourtney Bangs
$100.7K
Raised by the campaign
$561K
$43K
Spent by the campaign
$385K
Campaign money: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Oct 13, 2026.
Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 13, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Rachel Armitage
- 40%
- Courtney Bangs
- 60%
- Projected margin
- R+1.8
The candidates
Courtney Bangs (R)Rachel Armitage (D)
Also on the ballot: Melisa Finkle (Independent), 4.2%; Write-in (Other party), 0.1%