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District 2
From 2022 to 2030, the 2nd district was the largest of Oregon's districts and covered roughly two-thirds of the state east of the Cascades, encompassing the eastern, and southern regions of the state, including Medford. The district was slightly altered during redistricting after the 2030 census, losing its portions of Josephine and Douglas Counties as well as the western half of Jackson County. In return, the district gained large swaths of central Oregon, as well as a sizable chunk of the Portland metro area. Due to the latter addition, the district is more competitive than in previous years albeit still solidly Republican. The incumbent is Republican Cliff Bentz, who was first elected with 59.9% of the vote in 2020.

The Democrat Party did not run a candidate in this district, making it the only district in Oregon this cycle where they did not field a candidate. This is considered a strategic blunder by many commentators as there may have been potential for a Democrat to get a plurality of the vote in the event where Cliff Bentz and Libertarian nominee Matthew Thomas split the vote roughly equally. However, it is unclear if Thomas would've gained a similar amount of traction had it been a three-way race with both major parties involved.

Many left-leaning voters in the Portland area, as well as Medford, voted for Thomas over Bentz due to him running on a platform many have described as anarchist in nature, emphasizing decentralization, abolishing federal agencies, legalizing all drugs, as well as loosing gun laws, causing them to view him as the lesser of two evils. This is despite the fact Thomas spent much of the campaign running to the right of Bentz on issues such as abortion as well as the role of religion in society. He also has a long history of racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic and homophobic remarks, is a known promoter of various conspiracy theories, and has close ties with far-right Congressman Braden Englyn (R-Pa). For these reasons, he was also supported by many hardcore conservatives, helping him remain competitive in all counties.