Washington · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Washington District 05 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Washington District 05 House race

Michael Baumgartner has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.

Republican Michael Baumgartner has raised about $1.7M, more than 4 times any rival.

Carmela Conroy reports 91% of campaign money from individuals.

$1K in itemized outside money is on file, led by REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Michael Baumgartner

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 21% from PACs and 78% from individuals.

78% individuals21% PACs1% other

$1.7M

raised

Carmela Conroy

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

91% individuals3% PACs6% other

$387K

raised

Nate Powell

I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

94% individuals6% PACs0% other

$323K

raised

David Womack

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

92% individuals0% PACs8% other

$126K

raised

Bajun Mavalwalla

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

96% individuals0% PACs4% other

$99K

raised

Richard Freudenberg

D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $21K on hand from $33K raised.

17% individuals0% PACs83% other

$33K

raised

Kyle Usrey

I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$30K

raised

Kevin Fagan

D · challenger

71% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 29% from other sources.

71% individuals0% PACs29% other

$27K

raised

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Ann Danimus

I · challenger

65% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 35% from other sources.

65% individuals0% PACs35% other

$16K

raised

Aaron Croft

I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$7K

raised

Matthew Hayes

I · challenger

16% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 84% from other sources.

16% individuals0% PACs84% other

$5K

raised

Where the money came from

$1K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$114K

Real Estate & Construction$22K

Health & Pharma$18K

Transportation$15K

Foreign-policy advocacy$9K

Labor / Unions$8K

Insurance$7K

Banking & Financial$7K

Defense & Aerospace$7K

Tech & Telecom$7K

Energy & Utilities$7K

Agriculture$5K

Ideological / Leadership$1K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC · pac$15K
IGNITION PARTNERS · company$14K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$10K
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) · pac$10K
OVERLAKE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH · company$10K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$9K
CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$8K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

14%83%

14% PACs83% individuals3% other

The incumbent's record

Michael Baumgartner is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$1.5M

$777K - $2.2M.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Education and Workforce
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on the Judiciary

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$114K

Real Estate & Construction$22K

Health & Pharma$18K

Transportation$15K

Foreign-policy advocacy$9K

Labor / Unions$8K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Michael Baumgartner R · incumbent	vs	CC Carmela Conroy D · challenger
$1.7M	Raised	$387K
$1.1M	Cash on hand	$168K
21%	From PACs	3%
78%	From individuals	91%
Real Estate & Construction	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No