Jeff Merkley
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Still has cash to spend. $6.8M on hand from $4.4M raised.
81% individuals11% PACs8% other
$4.4M
raised
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Oregon · U.S. Senate · 2026
Oregon Senate race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Oregon Senate race
Jeff Merkley has raised more than 36 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Oregon Senate race, 2026 report raising $4.5M between them. Jeff Merkley reports $4.4M and David Smith reports $120,760, a gap of $4.3M. Of what Jeff Merkley reports, 81% came from individuals and 11% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
David Smith
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 9% from PACs.
91% individuals9% PACs0% other
$121K
raised
JP
Jo Perkins
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
91% individuals0% PACs9% other
$11K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$80K
Ideological / Leadership$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Health & Pharma$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- A NEW DIRECTION PAC · pac$10K
- ALSOPAC · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
- DEFEND THE DREAM · pac$10K
- FORWARD TOGETHER PAC · pac$10K
- GRANITE VALUES PAC · pac$10K
- HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE · pac$10K
- IN OUR HANDS · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
81%
11% PACs81% individuals8% other
The incumbent's record
Jeff Merkley is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$10M
$4.7M+. up $8.5M since 2013.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
6
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- Senate Committee on the Budget · Ranking Member
- Joint Committee on Printing
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$80K
Ideological / Leadership$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Health & Pharma$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Jeff Merkley D · incumbent | vs | David Smith R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $4.4M | Raised | $121K |
| $6.8M | Cash on hand | $29K |
| 11% | From PACs | 9% |
| 81% | From individuals | 91% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |