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Oregon Senate District 26
Oregon State Senate · Oregon
Jeff Helfrich leads Nicole Bassett by 6.9 points. The race has not been called.
Cross-party nominationsStaggered SenateTwo-thirds quorum
Jeff HelfrichRepublican · leading
53.4%37,264
Nicole BassettDemocrat
46.5%32,459
Write-inOther party
0.1%54
69,777 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.
Nicole BassettJeff Helfrich
$210.7K
Raised by the campaign
$382.5K
$71.3K
Spent by the campaign
$444.5K
Campaign money: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Oct 7, 2026; Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Oct 12, 2026.
Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 7, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Nicole Bassett
- 25%
- Jeff Helfrich
- 75%
- Projected margin
- R+4.9