Federal · Statewide General Election
United States Representative, District 5
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
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On the ballot
- Tom McClintock — Republican
- Michael Masuda — Democratic
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
Representative Tom McClintock took 61.3% of the June 2 vote and Democrat Michael Masuda took 24.3% to claim the second slot. The district covers the Sierra Nevada and foothill counties.
The winner holds one of 435 seats in the U.S. House for a two-year term. A member introduces bills, sits on committees that shape federal legislation, votes on the federal budget and on war powers, and handles casework between constituents and federal agencies. Seniority governs committee standing, so a longer-serving member carries influence a newcomer cannot.
The incumbent has an unusually individual-funded campaign for a long-serving member — $770,054 of $928,788 from named individuals — and 5 career laws, a solid House record. His challenger raised $361,735, also mostly from individuals. Weigh seventeen years of seniority against a comparatively well-funded challenge.
Tom McClintock
Republican, the sitting Representative for this district since 2009. He has sponsored 24 bills in the 119th Congress, and 5 of his career bills have become law. He raised $928,788, of which $770,054 came from individuals and $156,551 from PACs and committees.
Strengths
Five career laws is a solid House record, and 83% of his funding came from named individuals — a notably low institutional share for a member of his tenure.
Trade-offs
Seventeen years is a long time for one district to be represented by one person.
Keep in mind
A 61% primary is a fact about this district's registration as much as about his record.
Michael Masuda
Democrat, who advanced with 24.3% of the June vote. He raised $361,735, of which $340,049 came from individuals. He has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.
Strengths
A substantial campaign for a challenger in this district, 94% of it from named individuals.
Trade-offs
He finished 37 points behind, and has no record in office to be judged on.
Keep in mind
Coverage surfaced little detail about his platform. That gap is what was available to us on 2026-08-10, not a comment on his candidacy.
Record in office
Tom McClintock (Republican) has served in the U.S. House since 2009 and has sponsored 24 bills in the 119th Congress; 5 of their career bills have become law. Michael Masuda has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-08-10.
Record details
McClintock — Committees: Natural Resources; Budget; Judiciary McClintock — HR 1555 (2025): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in Modesto, California, as the "Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post Office Building". McClintock — HR 381 (2018): To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point". McClintock — HR 2388 (2014): To take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other purposes. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.
Financial info
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
Tom McClintock
$928,788 raised
- Individuals$770,05483%
- PACs & committees$156,55117%
Michael Masuda
$361,735 raised
- Individuals$340,04995%
- PACs & committees$18,7505%
1Total raised is all receipts for the 2026 cycle; the breakdown lists direct contributions, so the pieces can sum below the total. Figures are FEC filings through June 30, 2026, per the FEC bulk campaign-finance summaries, retrieved 2026-08-22.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Very strong (95/100) · 5 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- unitedstates.github.io (opens in a new tab)congress-legislators — current members of Congress (unitedstates project)
- api.congress.gov (opens in a new tab)Congress.gov — member sponsored legislation (Library of Congress)
- fec.gov (opens in a new tab)FEC — 2026 House & Senate current-campaign financial summaries (bulk data)
Last updated August 11, 2026.