State facts
- Population
- 4,273,586 (2025 estimate; 4,237,282 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 6
- State legislature
- Senate: 30 members, 4-year terms
- House of Representatives: 60 members, 2-year terms
- Governor’s term
- Four-year term; no one may serve as governor more than eight years in any 12-year period.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents Oregon now
- Governor
- Tina Kotek · Democratic · since January 2023Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- U.S. senators
- Jeff Merkley · Democratic · since 2009Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- Ron Wyden · Democratic · since 1996
- U.S. House members
- 6 seats · Democratic: 5, Republican: 1
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in Oregon
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Registration deadline
The voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2026 general election is October 13.
Official wording: “Voter registration deadline: October 13” — state election office, page read October 19, 2026
- Register online
Oregon has an online voter registration website, and you can register to vote there.
Official wording: “Welcome to Oregon's Online Voter Registration website.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- Who can vote by mail
Every active registered voter is mailed a ballot automatically.
Official wording: “All active registered voters will be mailed a ballot containing the relevant candidates and measures based on the residential address on their voter registration.” — state election office, page read October 19, 2026
- Mail ballot due
Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day. Ballots postmarked by Election Day can be received up to 7 days after Election Day and still be counted.
Official wording: “Ballots that are mailed must be postmarked by Election Day. Ballots that are postmarked by Election Day can be received by local elections offices up to 7 days after Election Day and be counted.” — state election office, page read October 19, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see Oregon’s election office: sos.oregon.gov
Federal1
Statewide1
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.