Drazan was the Republican nominee for Oregon governor in 2022 in a three-way race with Democrat Tina Kotek and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson, which Kotek won.

Oregon voter registration for the Nov. 4, 2025 Special Election closed on Oct. 14, as announced by Secretary of State Tobias Read.

Christine Drazan, the Republican state lawmaker from Canby who lost in the most recent governor’s race to Democrat Tina Kotek, will again run for the state’s top office in 2026, according to a campaign filing made public Monday morning. Drazan is expected to officially announce her campaign at an 11 a.m. event Monday at a Portland shipyard.

The Oregon Republican officially filed for the 2026 campaign on Monday, setting up a likely rematch with Gov. Tina Kotek.

Former governor, ex-state lawmaker and Independent Party leader team up to open Oregon primaries More than 1.3 million registered voters in Oregon don’t have a say in primary elections, but two potential ballot initiatives could change that in the November 2026 election.

Ballots for the November 4 Special Election will begin showing up in mailboxes today, Multnomah County Elections said.

Oregon elects its judges, but usually they run unopposed, and anyway, there are no performance metrics to evaluate candidates. I don’t bother to select yea or nay in these one-candidate elections, but it annoys me that I can’t perform my civic duty. What’s up? —David S.

Republican legislator Christine Drazan is running for Oregon governor in the 2026 election, saying she aims to “steer Oregon through this storm.” The Oregon Secretary of State website lists Drazan among other campaign filings.

Republican legislator Christine Drazan is running for Oregon governor in the 2026 election, saying she aims to "steer Oregon though this storm."