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Oregon Senate District 3

Oregon State Senate · Oregon

Denise D Krause leads Brad Hicks by 11.8 points. The race has not been called.

Cross-party nominationsStaggered SenateTwo-thirds quorum

Denise D KrauseDemocrat · leading
53.9%34,532
Brad HicksRepublican
42.1%26,981
Clay BearnsonIndependent
3.9%2,506
Write-inOther party
0.1%67
64,086 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

EvenD+3.92022 SenateD+12.52024 Pres.D+11.82026 Senate

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

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Denise D KrauseBrad Hicks
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$224.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M

Other candidates' campaigns: Clay Bearnson $4.3K.

Campaign money: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), through Oct 9, 2026; 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.

Denise D Krause
94%
Brad Hicks
6%
Projected margin
D+11.8
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Denise D Krause (D)Brad Hicks (R)

Also on the ballot: Clay Bearnson (Independent), 3.9%; Write-in (Other party), 0.1%