2026 general election
California 5th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.8M was spent on the 2026 California 5th District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $221K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Tom McClintock (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.8M
Raised by campaigns
$1.8M
PAC checks
$221K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tom McClintockRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.3M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $196K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 16% of McClintock's money came from PACs
Corporate $31K (18%)Trade group $44K (26%)Leadership PAC $53K (31%)Membership $24K (14%)Union $2K (1%)Other $15K (9%)
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Trade group$10K
- Eureka Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Support Taxfighters & Elect Effective Leaders PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Membership$8K
- Pfluger Victory Fund Leadership PAC$6K
- Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union Membership$5K
- Union Pacific Corp. Corporate$5K
Michael MasudaDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $582K
- Spent
- $522K
- From individuals
- $545K
- From PACs
- $25K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 4% of Masuda's money came from PACs
Union $19K (90%)Party $1K (5%)Other $1K (5%)
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$5K
- National Education Association Union$2K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$2K
- Action Can't Wait PAC Other$1K
- Amador County Democratic Central Committee Party$1K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 California 5th District race?
- $1.8M was spent on the 2026 California 5th District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $221K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Tom McClintock (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 5th District race?
- Tom McClintock (Republican) raised $1.3M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 5th District race?
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm gave $10K to Tom McClintock; Eureka Political Action Committee gave $10K to Tom McClintock; Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC gave $10K to Tom McClintock.