3 candidates are tracked for Oregon Senate District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brad Hicks, Clay Bearnson and Denise D Krause. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Brad Hicks (Republican) (also on the Libertarian line), Clay Bearnson (Independent) (also on the Pacific Green line), Denise D Krause (Democrat) are on the ballot for Oregon Senate District 3 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, per the Oregon Secretary of State's ORESTAR certified candidate filing list (read September 17, 2026).
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Per the campaign site.
Brad Hicks is the longtime president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Medford and Jackson County, per his campaign site. He grew up around his family's grocery store in Grants Pass, per his campaign site. Hicks is running for the open Oregon Senate District 3 seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeff Golden, per the Rogue Valley Times.
Independent
Clay Bearnson owns the Gypsy Blues Bar in Medford and previously served on the Medford City Council, per the Rogue Valley Times. He is a registered independent running for the open Oregon Senate District 3 seat, per the Rogue Valley Times. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Per the campaign site.
Denise Krause holds a doctorate in preventive medicine and spent 25 years as a tenured professor of population health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, per her campaign site. She is now a small business owner and family farmer in the Rogue Valley, per her campaign site. Krause is running for the open Oregon Senate District 3 seat, per the Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Who is running for Oregon Senate District 3 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Oregon Senate District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Brad Hicks, Clay Bearnson and Denise D Krause. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Oregon Senate District 3 election in Oregon?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Oregon are on the Oregon election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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