Elections · U.S. House · Washington
2026 Washington House race,
Michael Baumgartner (Republican) and Carmela Conroy (Democrat), who advanced from Washington's all-party primary, are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Washington District 5, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Washington Secretary of State.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Certified list: Washington Secretary of State. Not a prediction.
The seat
Michael Baumgartner
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2025 · Age 50
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Washington
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 8 days before online or by mail, or same-day through 8 p.m. on Election Day in person.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 204,209 votes
- Michael Baumgartner Advanced: 47.4% 96,791
- Carmela Conroy Advanced: 18.8% 38,487
- Nate Powell: 16.4% 33,443
- Kevin Fagan: 4.4% 9,048
- David Womack: 3.5% 7,242
7 more candidates in the full results at the source named below.
The total includes 172 write-in or scattered votes not listed by candidate.
Every candidate runs on one ballot and the top two advance to November, whatever their party. Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Washington Secretary of State official primary canvass. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $2.9M
- Outside money
- $1.5M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. The other $782K of the race's $1.5M was spent on candidates not listed here.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
12 filed- Kevin FaganDemocrat$45K
- Richard FreudenbergDemocrat$42K
- Bajun MavalwallaDemocrat$128K
- Nate PowellIndependent$392K
- Kyle UsreyIndependent$30K
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 788K
- Median household income
- $75K
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 12.5%
- Without health insurance
- 5.7%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
R+21 in 2024
- Michael Baumgartner Won: 60.6%
- Carmela Conroy: 39.3%
397,286 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.