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2026 · Governor

Oregon governor election

Election Day: November 3, 2026. Meet the published candidates, compare reported surveys and make your voting plan.

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Registration deadline for the general election.
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Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

4 survey records

Reported support, with field dates and original sources. Surveys cover 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.

Survey history

No recent polls available. The history below ends Oct 1, 2026; “recent” means fieldwork ended within 30 days.

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Polling history for the selected matchup2 survey observations. Vertical scale: reported support from 0 to 60 percent. Select a survey date to read its source. Arrow keys move between dates. Exact figures and source links follow in the survey reports.0%15%30%45%60%Brett Smith: 3% · DHM Research · Oct 1, 2026 · 549 people surveyed · https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/oregon-governors-race-may-be-shifting-new-poll-shows.htmlBrett Smith: 3% · DHM Research · Oct 1, 2026 · 549 people surveyed · https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/dig-into-numbers-from-the-oregonianoregonlives-2026-midterm-election-poll.htmlChristine Drazan: 44% · DHM Research · Oct 1, 2026 · 549 people surveyed · https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/oregon-governors-race-may-be-shifting-new-poll-shows.htmlChristine Drazan: 44% · DHM Research · Oct 1, 2026 · 549 people surveyed · https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/dig-into-numbers-from-the-oregonianoregonlives-2026-midterm-election-poll.htmlTina Kotek: 46% · DHM Research · Oct 1, 2026 · 549 people surveyed · https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/oregon-governors-race-may-be-shifting-new-poll-shows.htmlTina Kotek: 46% · DHM Research · Oct 1, 2026 · 549 people surveyed · https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/dig-into-numbers-from-the-oregonianoregonlives-2026-midterm-election-poll.htmlOct 1, 2026
Brett SmithChristine DrazanTina Kotek

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Individual survey reports (2)

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2026 Oregon

DHM Research

Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Brett Smith3%
  • Christine DrazanRepublican44%
  • Tina KotekDemocratic46%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
549 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Method
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Sponsors
The Oregonian/Oregon/Live
Pollster/sponsor partisan label
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Internal poll
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Provider ID
gov202dhm2140107e
2026 Oregon

DHM Research

Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Brett Smith3%
  • Christine DrazanRepublican44%
  • Tina KotekDemocratic46%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
549 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
Not supplied in this feed
Method
Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors
The Oregonian/OregonLive
Pollster/sponsor partisan label
Not supplied
Internal poll
Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider
Provider ID
gov202dhmf625ba0b

Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Polling compilation: VoteHub · CC BY 4.0. Election.org normalizes dates, matches races, and visualizes reported results; it does not estimate outcomes. Original survey links are attached to each report.

Automatic hourly sync. Across all feeds, the latest survey ended 2026-10-30. Check the field dates above for this selection. Feed update status →

Last successful feed updates
  • Senate: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 548 survey records
  • House: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 184 survey records
  • Governor: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 428 survey records
  • National preference: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 545 survey records

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Election inventory: National Governors Association ↗ · checked 2026-10-11. Ballot status comes from the separate state certification when present.