There will be a contested race for the Democratic Party nomination in Oregon House District 52. Aurora del Val and Anna Williams are seeking the opportunity to oppose Republican Jeff Helfrich in November. In District 59, The Dalles City Councilor Darcy Long-Curtiss filed for the seat as a Democrat, and will oppose Republican Daniel Bonham. Incumbent Republican Greg Smith is unopposed in District 57. Both Senate seats in the region on the ballot have one candidate from each party. In District 26, incumbent Republican Chuck Thomsen is opposed by Democrat Chrissy Reitz, and Cliff Bentz will be the GOP candidate in District 30, while Solea Kabakov is the Democrat. Eleven different people filed to run for Congress in Oregon’s Second District. Incumbent Greg Walden is challenged by two people in the Republican primary, while seven seek the Democrats nomination, and there is one from the Independent Party.