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2026 candidates we're tracking in OR-3
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Loran Ayles
R
Loran Ayles is the Republican nominee for Oregon's 3rd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oregon Secretary of State's ORESTAR certified candidate filing list (read September 17, 2026). No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Maxine E Dexter
D
Incumbent
Maxine Dexter worked as a lung and critical care physician at Kaiser Permanente for more than 15 years and became the first woman to chair the board of directors at Northwest Permanente, per her official House website. She was appointed to the Oregon House in 2020, where she chaired the House Housing and Homelessness Committee, per the same source. Dexter holds a bachelor's degree and a medical degree from the University of Washington and serves on the House Veterans' Affairs and Natural Resources committees, per her official House website.
About this race
Oregon's 3rd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Oregon primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.