2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Oregon Governor

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Christine Drazan

Republican

Current office: state senator

Christine Drazan is an American politician who has served in the Oregon State Senate since 2025 in the 26th district as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to her tenure in the state senate she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 39th and 51st districts.

Campaign website

About sources

Christine Drazan (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Oregon Voters' Pamphlet, General Election, November 3, 2026 (Oregon Secretary of State, Public record)

Tina Kotek

DemocraticIncumbent

Current office: incumbent governor

Tina Kotek is an American politician who has served as the 39th governor of Oregon since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Kotek served from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district and from 2013 to 2022 as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Campaign website

About sources

Tina Kotek (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Oregon Voters' Pamphlet, General Election, November 3, 2026 (Oregon Secretary of State, Public record)

Brett Smith

Green

Brett Smith is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: welder, pipefitter, inventor (Pacific Green Party).

Campaign website

About sources

2026 Oregon gubernatorial election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Oregon Voters' Pamphlet, General Election, November 3, 2026 (Oregon Secretary of State, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 United States gubernatorial elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 Oregon gubernatorial election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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