CalledUnofficial results

California's 5th District

U.S. House · California

Tom McClintock won re-election by 12.7 points over Michael Masuda.

Top-two primary

Tom McClintockRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%122,601
43.6%94,932
217,533 votes

Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+20.92024 Pres.R+12.72026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Michael MasudaTom McClintock
$581.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$522K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$59.7K
Cash on hand
$314.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Michael Masuda
3%
Tom McClintock
97%
Projected margin
R+13.4
How the forecast works →