Incumbent Andrea Salinas (D) and Mike Erickson (R) are running in the general election for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The race is a rematch from 2022, when Salinas defeated Erickson 50.1% to 47.7%.
This is the second general election in the district’s history. It was first created as a result of apportionment following the 2020 census. Click here to learn more.
Salinas was elected in 2022. She spent five years in the state House of Representatives and was a legislative staffer before that. Salinas said she is running because she believed “in the American dream, that change can happen in a single generation; the idea that if you work hard, you can create opportunities and achieve a good life for you and your family.” According to reports filed with the FEC, Salinas raised $3.2 million and spent $1.1 million as of June 30.
Erickson is serving as the president of AFMS LLC, a supply chain and logistics consulting company. He said he was running because “we deserve better policymakers, people who won’t unquestionably toe the partisan line because they were told to do so.” According to reports filed with the FEC, Erickson raised $294,000 and spent $63,000 as of June 30.
Four independent election forecasters rate the general election as rated this election as Lean or Likely Democratic.