California District 5

CA-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held June 2, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Michael Masuda 51,418 24.3%
Michael Barkley 19,349 9.2%
Dan Stroud 11,122 5.3%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Tom McClintock 129,653 61.3%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Tom McClintock
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+12

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Tom McClintock Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $928,788
Cash on Hand: $201,472

Michael Masuda Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $361,735
Cash on Hand: $89,452

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 CA-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 CA-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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