Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
Governors / OregonOregon governor 2026 · incumbent Tina Kotek running

Tina Kotek is favored to win Oregon

Tina Kotek77%Democrat · incumbent
Christine Drazan23%Republican
Forecast marginD+4.980%: R+3.0 to D+13.0
Polling averageD+1.23 polls, adjusted
Cook ratingLean DOct 27
2024 presidentD+14.3nation R+1.5

Governor polls

Each dot is a poll after adjustment; grey ticks show where it was as published

Dot size shows the weight a poll gets. The line is the model's polling average, with its 80% band. The bar at right is the 80% range of the forecast on election day.

Range of outcomes

Democratic margin across simulations

Tina Kotek wins in 77% of simulations (about 1 in 4 for the underdog). Median margin D+5.0.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

How the forecast is built

Fundamentals D+16.1. Governor races follow a state's partisanship only about half as closely as federal races, and incumbents carry a much bigger edge (both fit on the 2018 and 2022 results). The fundamentals average half the state's lean plus the national environment (D+8.7) and 10 points for the incumbent with the eight published ratings.

Polls D+1.2. 3 polls, adjusted for house effects and likely-voter screens. Polls carry about 75% of the weight.

Polling errors here move with the same state's Senate race and with similar states.

What the forecasters say

Eight published ratings
CookLean D
Inside ElectionsLean D
SabatoLean D
DDHQLikely D
Fox NewsLean D
NBCLikely D
RealClearPoliticsToss-up
Silver BulletinLikely D

Every poll in the model

PollsterField endSamplePublishedHouse effectAdjustedWeight
DHM ResearchOct 1549 LVD+2.0R+0.2D+2.40.58
DHM ResearchOct 1549 LVD+2.0R+0.2D+2.40.23
DHM ResearchSep 11600 LVR+2.0R+0.2R+2.00.25