Democratic
Janelle Bynum
Incumbent representative for OR-5. Voting record, ideology and biography →
VotePredictor forecast
Janelle Bynum favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+26.0
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+9.02026 national environment
D+6.3Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Patti Adair
Major-party general-election nominee.
Other listed candidates
- Andrea Townsend · Pacific Green
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for OR-5. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.
Other forecasts
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Past results
Every election in Oregon's 5th district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.
Candidate news
Judge bulldozes Markwayne Mullin as wildfire victims suffer amid Trump 'pronoun' rule
A federal judge ruled DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin cannot withhold Oregon disaster relief over President Donald Trump's 'pronoun' mandates as wildfires burn across the state.In a blistering order on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Michael McShane explained wh…
Raw Story · August 21, 2026
And There's Always The Bezos Post
Okay I'm listening:Thirteen Democratic House members and candidates announced their support Thursday for a centrist initiative aimed at pushing back against the party’s tilt toward democratic socialism. And what is this initiative:Killin is one of the 13 who…
Eschatonblog.com · June 26, 2026
Vulnerable House Dem lashes out at Trump's 'racist' SOTU challenge: 'That was uncomfortable'
Rep. Janelle Bynum called Trump's State of the Union challenge "racist" after he asked Congress to stand for prioritizing American citizens over immigrants.
Fox News · February 27, 2026
Terrified Republicans face reckoning as Trump's madness comes back to haunt them
Friday while declaring Trump’s import taxes unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court told congressional Republicans the U.S. Constitution gives them a job to do, and they should start doing it for a change.Don’t hold your breath.Meanwhile, Aaron Ford (the Nev…
Raw Story · February 25, 2026
Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗