Oregon Labor Commissioner election, 2026
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| Oregon Labor Commissioner |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 3, 2026 (incumbent) March 10, 2026 (non-incumbent) |
| Primary: May 19, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
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Oregon is holding an election forlabor commissioner onNovember 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026. The filing deadline for incumbents is March 3, 2026. The filing deadline for non-incumbents is March 10, 2026.
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Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also:Voting in Oregon
Election information inOregon: May 19, 2026, election.
What is the voter registration deadline?
- In-person: April 28, 2026
- By mail: Postmarked by April 28, 2026
- Online: April 28, 2026
Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?
What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?
- In-person: N/A
- By mail: N/A by N/A
- Online: N/A
What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?
- In-person: May 19, 2026
- By mail: Postmarked by May 19, 2026
Is early voting available to all voters?
What were the early voting start and end dates?
Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?
When are polls open on Election Day?
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
Christina Stephenson defeatedCheri Helt in the general election for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christina Stephenson (Nonpartisan)  | 60.7 | 916,455 |
 | Cheri Helt (Nonpartisan) | 38.6 | 582,609 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 9,826 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,508,890 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
The following candidates ran in the primary for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christina Stephenson (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 421,619 |
| ✔ | | Cheri Helt (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 171,168 |
 | Casey Kulla (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 126,036 | |
 | Brent Barker (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 101,576 | |
| Robert Neuman (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 32,331 | ||
 | Chris Henry (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 22,936 | |
| Aaron Baca (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 14,217 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 3,922 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 893,805 | ||
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2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
Val Hoyle won election outright againstLou Ogden andJack Howard in the primary for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Val Hoyle (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 375,762 |
 | Lou Ogden (Nonpartisan) | 35.5 | 253,977 | |
 | Jack Howard (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 86,477 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 716,216 | ||
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2014
Avakian won the election without opposition.
| Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Brad AvakianIncumbent | 98.3% | 406,798 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 1.7% | 7,153 | |
| Total Votes | 413,951 | |||
| Election resultsOregon Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon's 1st | Suzanne Bonamici | D+20 |
| Oregon's 2nd | Cliff Bentz | R+14 |
| Oregon's 3rd | Maxine Dexter | D+24 |
| Oregon's 4th | Val Hoyle | D+6 |
| Oregon's 5th | Janelle Bynum | D+4 |
| Oregon's 6th | Andrea Salinas | D+6 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon's 1st | 67.0% | 29.0% |
| Oregon's 2nd | 35.0% | 62.0% |
| Oregon's 3rd | 71.0% | 25.0% |
| Oregon's 4th | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| Oregon's 5th | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| Oregon's 6th | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| Source:The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election,59.6% of Iowans lived in one of the state's93 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and34.9% lived in one of5 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Iowa wasSolid Republican, having voted forDonald Trump (R) in 2016,Donald Trump (R) in 2020, andDonald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Iowa following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Oregon county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Democratic | 8 | 56.8% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 26 | 30.0% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 1 | 8.2% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 4.9% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 9 | 61.8% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 27 | 38.2% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Oregon presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 16Democratic wins
- 16Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Oregon.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also:Governor of Oregon
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Oregon.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Oregon's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oregon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 8 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Oregon's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Governor | Tina Kotek |
| Secretary of State | Tobias Read |
| Attorney General | Dan Rayfield |
State legislature
Oregon State Senate
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 18 | |
| Republican Party | 12 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Oregon House of Representatives
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 37 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | |
Trifecta control
Oregon Party Control: 1992-2025
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
The table below details demographic data in Oregon and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Oregon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | United States | |
| Population | 4,237,256 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 95,996 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 76.6% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 1.9% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 4.5% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 10.8% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 14.3% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.7% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 36.2% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $80,426 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.9% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
