US Midterms 2026
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Republican member of the Oregon State Senate since 2023 and the Republican nominee challenging Democratic incumbent Jeff Merkley in Oregon's 2026 U.S. Senate election.
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“This century is going to belong to the nations that invest the most in education and infrastructure, not the ones that dribble away their national wealth in foreign wars and foreign military bases,” Merkley said.
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Currently, incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley and Republican David Brock Smith are battling for an Oregon senate seat.
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David Brock Smith is looking to defeat Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and be the first Republican elected to represent Oregon since 2002.
This time around, Merkley faces state Sen. David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford), a more able contender than Perkins or Wehby.
This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the Nov. 3 election. Ballots will be mailed to voters Oct. 14.
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Smith held a series of local posts in Curry County, Oregon, sitting on the Port Orford City Council and school board, serving on the Curry County Planning Commission, and leading the North Curry County Chamber of Commerce as president.
Elected to the Curry County Board of Commissioners in 2012, he worked as commissioner with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on efforts to contain sudden oak death in the state's southwest.
In 2016 he won a seat in the Oregon House of Representatives taking 60% against Democrat Terry Brayer and Libertarian Tamie Kaufman, and in the House he was vice chairman of the Economic Development and Trade Committee.
On January 11, 2023, he received an appointment to the Oregon State Senate to fill the vacancy created by Dallas Heard's resignation, with Court Boice succeeding him in the House. The 1st Senate district he represents takes in all of Curry County along with portions of Coos and Douglas counties.
Smith is the Republican candidate against Democratic incumbent Jeff Merkley, who is seeking a fourth term, in Oregon's U.S. Senate election of November 3, 2026. He won the Republican primary on May 22, 2026, with 29.5% of the vote, finishing ahead of former Linn County party chair Jo Rae Perkins and real estate broker Brent Barker.
