Democratic
Chris Beck
Major-party general-election nominee.
VotePredictor forecast
Cliff Bentz favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+31.2
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+26.22026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Cliff Bentz
Incumbent representative for OR-2. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for OR-2. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
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Candidate news
Good Morning, News: Oregon House Republicans Delay Progress in Salem, US DOJ Hid Trump’s Presence in the Epstein Files, and in Today’s Most Shocking (Not) News, Kristi Noem Is a Liar
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The Portland Mercury · February 24, 2026
U.S. House votes to delist gray wolves: Bentz in support, Bynum, fellow Oregon Democrats opposed
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- The U.S. House voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve a bill that would remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, a goal of Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., who has called the animals "killing machines" that threat…
KTVZ · December 19, 2025
This House of Representative Just Bought Up To $30K In Amgen Stock
A report on July 9, 2025 shows that Representative Cliff Bentz from Oregon purchase stock in Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), valued between $2,002 and $30,000. According to the July filing, the transaction occurred on June 6, 2025. At the time of writing, Amgen shares a…
Biztoc.com · July 10, 2025
'The secrecy is gross': Republican slammed for sneak effort to add to megabill
Ahead of a vote on Republicans' budget reconciliation package expected as soon as Saturday, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee revived his effort to sell off public lands.Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has blocke…
Raw Story · June 28, 2025
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