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California's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

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California's 5th Congressional District
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Filing deadline: March 6, 2026
Primary: June 2, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in California

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of California, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

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Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House California District 5

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 5 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Tom McClintock (R)
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Mike Barkley (D) Candidate Connection
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Paul Danbom (D)
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Michael Masuda (D)
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Angelina Sigala (D)
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Kate Sills (D)
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Jason Weland (R)

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Candidate profiles

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Mike Barkley

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "lawyer, inactive CPA, computer programmer, small business owner, rancher, activist in environmental issues, flooding, drought, water rights, land use"

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Recover the Republic

Solve flooding threats

Solve housing

Voting information

See also: Voting in California

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Mike Barkley (D)

Recover the Republic

Solve flooding threats

Solve housing
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Mike Barkley (D)

Restore/rebuild our Republic

Strengthen wildfire and casualty insurance protections Strengthen women's rights and Right to Choose Restore voting rights Strengthen labor Reverse global warming Reverse the Billionaire Tax Cut, Trump's BB Bill, and balance the budget Add Medicare for All Protect repressed communities, Restore DEI Repair what Congress did to cause homelessness and soaring rents (Tax Reform Act of 1986, Faircloth Amendment of 1998 and housing subsidy cuts, 2008 limits on low-income housing loans including by Dodd-Frank) solve affordability and food deficits Add 43,000,000 acre-feet of water storage, solve California floods and Western U.S. droughts, mjbarkl.com/floods.txt and floods.htm

reduce New Melones risk
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Mike Barkley (D)

Barack Obama, intelligence & integrity
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Mike Barkley (D)

open & honest
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Mike Barkley (D)

solve problems
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Mike Barkley (D)

mjbarkl.com/repeal.htm
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Mike Barkley (D)

Assasination of John F. Kennedy, 18
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Mike Barkley (D)

newspaper delivery as a kid, 4 years
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Mike Barkley (D)

Dune, it just is
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Mike Barkley (D)

Superman
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Mike Barkley (D)

losing 2 wives to cancer
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Mike Barkley (D)

close to the electorate
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Mike Barkley (D)

yes
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Mike Barkley (D)

Recover the Republic
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Mike Barkley (D)

yes
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Mike Barkley (D)

counterproductive
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Mike Barkley (D)

Jasmine Crockett
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Mike Barkley (D)

yes
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Mike Barkley (D)

Sometimes
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Mike Barkley (D)

background in tax
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Mike Barkley (D)

intensely
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Mike Barkley (D)

California Democratic Party, last 4 elections
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Mike Barkley (D)

struggles with workers' compensation
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Mike Barkley (D)

received 140,919 votes 11/2024
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Mike Barkley (D)

keep it from displacing human congrol
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Mike Barkley (D)

John Lewis voting rights act


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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Tom McClintock Republican Party $407,032 $393,106 $162,131 As of September 30, 2025
Mike Barkley Democratic Party $465 $18 $5,186 As of September 30, 2025
Paul Danbom Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Michael Masuda Democratic Party $47,898 $34,934 $12,964 As of September 30, 2025
Angelina Sigala Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Kate Sills Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Jason Weland Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: California's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
1/13/20261/6/202612/23/202512/16/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
California U.S. House All candidates 40-60 $1,740 3/6/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 5

Incumbent Tom McClintock (R) defeated Mike Barkley (D) in the general election for U.S. House California District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tom McClintock (R)
 
61.8
 
227,643
Image of Mike Barkley
Mike Barkley (D)
 
38.2
 
140,919

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 368,562
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House California District 5

Incumbent Tom McClintock (R) and Mike Barkley (D) defeated Steve Wozniak (No party preference) in the primary for U.S. House California District 5 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock (R)
 
58.5
 
118,958
✔
Image of Mike Barkley
Mike Barkley (D)
 
32.8
 
66,680
Image of Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak (No party preference)  Candidate Connection
 
8.7
 
17,636

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 203,274
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 5

Incumbent Tom McClintock (R) defeated Mike Barkley (D) in the general election for U.S. House California District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tom McClintock (R)
 
61.3
 
173,524
Image of Mike Barkley
Mike Barkley (D)
 
38.7
 
109,506

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 283,030
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House California District 5

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 5 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock (R)
 
45.5
 
87,010
✔
Image of Mike Barkley
Mike Barkley (D)
 
33.6
 
64,285
Image of Nathan Magsig
Nathan Magsig (R)
 
13.2
 
25,299
Image of Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak (Independent)  Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
6,045
Image of David Main
David Main (R)
 
3.1
 
5,927
Image of Kelsten Obert
Kelsten Obert (R)
 
1.5
 
2,864

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 191,430
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 5

Incumbent Mike Thompson (D) defeated Scott Giblin (R) in the general election for U.S. House California District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Mike Thompson (D)
 
76.1
 
271,233
Image of Scott Giblin
Scott Giblin (R)
 
23.9
 
85,227

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 356,460
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House California District 5

Incumbent Mike Thompson (D) and Scott Giblin (R) defeated John Wesley Tyler (D) and Jason Kishineff (D) in the primary for U.S. House California District 5 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson (D)
 
67.5
 
146,980
✔
Image of Scott Giblin
Scott Giblin (R)
 
20.2
 
43,987
Image of John Wesley Tyler
John Wesley Tyler (D)  Candidate Connection
 
9.5
 
20,725
Image of Jason Kishineff
Jason Kishineff (D)  Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
5,928

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 217,620
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2026 election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map used in the 2024 election next to the map in place for the 2026 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.

2024

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2026

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made California's 5th the 149th most Republican district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in California's 5th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
38.5%59.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in California, 2024

California presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 15 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R P[6] D R R R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D
See also: Party control of California state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of January 2026.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 43 45
Republican 0 8 8
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 1 1
Total 2 52 54

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in California, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Shirley Weber
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Rob Bonta

State legislature

California State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 30
     Republican Party 10
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

California State Assembly

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 60
     Republican Party 20
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 80

Trifecta control

California Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty years with Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R D D D D D R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Assembly D D D S R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  6. ↑ Progressive Party


California's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Alex Padilla (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Representatives
District 1
Vacant
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (8)
Vacancies (1)


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