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California's 5th U.S. House District

California · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $1.4M raisedFederal
About This Office

U.S. House seat for California's 5th congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Salary
$174,000
Current Officeholders
Rep. Tom McClintock
Rep. Tom McClintockR
U.S. Representative · CA-005
Tenure
17y
Bills Spon.
24
Votes Missed
3.41%
Cross-party
87
Committees
ChairImmigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Natural Resources Committee
Budget Committee
+4 more
The 2026 Race

8 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in California District 5. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary
—
General
Nov 3, 2026
Total Raised
$1.4M
Candidates
2 active / 8 filed
Incumbent
Tom McClintockR
Cash on Hand
$294K
Election History
YearWinnerResultRunner-UpTotal Votes
2024Tom Mcclintock R61.8%Michael J. \"Mike\" Barkley D 38.2%368,562
2022Tom Mcclintock R61.3%Michael J “Mike” Barkley D 38.7%283,030
2020Mike Thompson D76.1%Scott Giblin R 23.9%356,460
2018Mike Thompson D78.9%Anthony Mills O 21.1%261,018
2016Mike Thompson D76.9%Carlos Santamaria R 23.1%292,091
2014Mike Thompson D75.7%James Hinton O 24.3%171,148
2012Mike Thompson D74.5%Randy Loftin R 25.5%272,417
2010Doris O Matsui D72.1%Paul A Smith R 25.3%172,391
2008Doris O Matsui D74.3%Paul A Smith R 20.8%220,975
2006Doris O Matsui D70.8%Claire Yan R 23.5%149,266
2004Robert T Matsui D71.4%Mike Dugas R 23.3%193,387
2002Robert T Matsui D70.5%Richard Frankhuizen R 26.4%131,578
2000Robert T Matsui D68.7%Kenneth J Payne R 26.1%214,059
1998Robert T Matsui D71.9%Robert S Dinsmore R 26.0%181,768
1996Robert T Matsui D70.4%Robert S Dinsmore R 26.1%202,460
District
Population
772,813
Median HH Income
$93K
Unemployment
6.0%
Bachelor's+
31.5%
Veterans
6.6%
Median Age
41.4
Mean HH Income
$126K
Poverty Rate
10.1%
HS or Higher
90.5%
Median Home Value
$491K
Median Rent
$1,698/mo
Owner-Occupied
70.7%
Under 18 / 65+
21.9% / 20.7%