Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas and Republican challenger Mike Erickson are once again locked in a tight battle for Oregon’s Sixth Congressional District. The race is a rematch of 2022, when Salinas edged out Erickson 50.1 percent to 47.7 percent.
Both the Democratic and Republican national political parties have designated the district as a priority.
In July, the National Republican Congressional Committee named Erickson to its “Young Guns” list, identifying him as one of its top candidates to flip a House seat. Rep Salinas is on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC’s) “Frontline” list of vulnerable incumbents.
The Cook Political Report considers the race a “toss-up.”…