Oregon Senate 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Jeff MerkleyIncumbent
$4.54M
RDavid Brock Smith
$121K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Jeff Merkley	D	$4,540,974	$0	$0	27%
David Brock Smith	R	$120,760	$0	$0	2%

$4.66M

Raised by candidates

$2.07M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Jeff Merkley (D)	$4.54M	$3.54M	$478K	27%	70%	$1.98M	4,706
David Brock Smith (R)	$121K	$110K	$11K	2%	95%	$92K	65

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Jeff Merkley

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $4.54M
Small-dollar: 27%
In-state: 70%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by End Citizens United Health care industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

David Brock Smith

R Republican

Raised: $121K
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 95%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.