Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

Oregon — Governor

Currently held by a Democrat · incumbent running

Democrat
Tina Kotek
77%
Republican
Christine Drazan
23%
ForecastLean D
Projected margin
D+8.6
80% range
R+6.3 to D+23.6
Partisan lean
D+15.7
Uncertainty multiplier
1.99×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 24%Fundamentals 76%
Polling average
D+1.2
Fundamentals
D+18.0
Blended
D+9.2
Similar-race shift
−1.0
Poll–fundamentals gap
16.8 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
February 4, 2026
Democrat
43.1%
Republican
41.9%
Undecided / other
15.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+15.7
Elasticity
0.90
Incumbency
+5.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
D+19.0

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