The Winner
If you live in Oregon's 3rd U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Dexter took about 77.3 percent of the vote to about 22.4 percent for Republican Loran Ayles, a margin of about 55 points or about 165,734 votes, according to the state's official results as of Nov. 11 from the Oregon Secretary of State's Elections Division. The winner rests on the AP call, and the vote figures are preliminary until the state certifies them.
The Race
Ayles, the Republican nominee, reached the general election ballot through the May 19 Republican primary, according to Ballotpedia. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Democratic heading into Election Day.
Oregon's 3rd Congressional District has about 699,500 residents, according to geographic data. Median household income is about $89,300, and the median age is about 39. About 41.5 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is about 5.6 percent, and about 12.1 percent of residents live below the poverty line. The district is about 67 percent white, 14.8 percent Hispanic, 7.4 percent Asian, and 5.4 percent Black.
The district covers parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties, with Portland, Troutdale, Wood Village, Fairview and Gresham among its places, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
What's Next
Dexter is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, according to the Clerk of the U.S. House. Oregon is scheduled to certify the results on Dec. 10, per the Oregon Secretary of State.
Dexter said she wants federal immigration enforcement to include pathways for legal immigration and to end family and child detention, warrantless arrests, and illegal searches and seizures, according to OPB, which reported on her interview on "Think Out Loud" on Feb. 13.
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