2014Final results
2014 election for California's 5th District
U.S. House · California
Mike Thompson (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating James Hinton (Ind) by 51.5 points.
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · winner
75.7%129,613
James HintonIndependent
24.3%41,535
171,148 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mike ThompsonNo Republican
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
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$1.5M
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014