Maxine Dexter*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-OR)
2025 – Present
Oregon3rd District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
Loran Ayles
REPUBLICAN
Heavy Equipment Operator
2026 Oregon 3rd District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Oregon's 3rd congressional district House election between Democrat Maxine Dexter and Republican Loran Ayles. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 Oregon 3rd District House election features Democrat Maxine Dexter and Republican Loran Ayles. Incumbent Representative Maxine Dexter is seeking reelection to a second term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Oregon's 3rd congressional district by 22.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- OR-3
- Democratic candidate
- Maxine Dexter
- Republican candidate
- Loran Ayles
- Incumbent / open seat
- Maxine Dexter
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 70.1% D / 30.0% R
- Projected margin
- D +40.1
- Forecast odds
- 99.9% D / 0.1% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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