2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Oregon House District 51

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Matt Bunch

RepublicanIncumbent

We haven't found a sourced summary for Matt Bunch yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Matt Bunch's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Bunch filed about themselves

Occupation
Insurance Agent

Work history

  • Self Employed Insurance Agent
  • Oregon FFA Foundation - Development Officer
  • Self Employed Insurance Agent

Education

  • Burnt River High School — Diploma, General
  • Oregon State University — Bachelor's degree, Psychology

Offices and public service

  • Associate Director-Clackamas County Soil & Water Conservation District
  • Clackamas Count Fair Board - Chair
  • Clackamas County Farm Bureau - President

Matt Bunch's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Darla Mead

Democratic/Working Families

We haven't found a sourced summary for Darla Mead yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Darla Mead's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Mead filed about themselves

Occupation
Thoracic/Head&Neck Oncology RN Navigator

Work history

  • Infusion RN
  • Medical Surgical Oncology Staff RN
  • Clinical Nursing Instructor
  • Clackamas County Long Term Placement Committee, Community Member
  • Accounts Receivable Manager
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Payroll Representative
  • New Accounts/IRA Specialist
  • Credit Union Teller

Education

  • Rex Putnam High School — Diploma
  • Oregon Health & Science University Nursing School — Bachelor's degree, Science in Nursing
  • Clackamas Community College — Associate's degree, Nursing
  • Clackamas Community College — Associate's degree, General

Darla Mead's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Sources

Candidate list and race details

What's included
U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and every state legislative district on the ballot.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: secure.sos.state.or.us.
Candidate lists
As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.