Monique DeSpain, a Republican attorney who was the party's 2024 nominee for Oregon's 4th congressional district, is again the Republican nominee in 2026, facing Democratic incumbent Val Hoyle.
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Biography & Campaign Analysis
2026 race
Monique DeSpain, an attorney who was the Republican nominee for Oregon's 4th congressional district in 2024, is the party's nominee for the seat again in 2026. The district includes the southern Willamette Valley and parts of the South and Central Coasts, among them Eugene, Corvallis and Roseburg.
DeSpain won the Republican primary with 86.6% of the vote, defeating student Stefan Strek, who received 12.4%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, DeSpain faces Democratic incumbent Val Hoyle, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2024, along with Pacific Green Party candidate Justin Filip.