Patti Adair, a Republican Deschutes County commissioner, is the Republican nominee for Oregon's 5th congressional district in 2026, facing Democratic incumbent Janelle Bynum in the November general election.
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2026 race
Patti Adair, a Deschutes County commissioner, is the Republican nominee for Oregon's 5th congressional district in 2026. The district takes in portions of the Portland suburbs and extends south through the eastern parts of Marion and Linn counties to Bend.
Adair won the Republican primary with 59.6% of the vote, defeating political communications consultant Jonathan Lockwood, who received 39.7%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Adair faces Democratic incumbent Janelle Bynum, who flipped the district in 2024 with 47.7% of the vote, as well as Pacific Green Party candidate Andrea Townsend.