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

Washington District 05 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Washington District 05 House race

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

Candidates in the Washington District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $2.7M between them. Michael Baumgartner reports $1.7M and Carmela Conroy reports $387,475, a gap of $1.3M. Of what Michael Baumgartner reports, 78% came from individuals and 21% from PACs. Outside groups spent against BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES ($668,032) and for BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES ($1,294).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

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

Michael Baumgartner

Michael Baumgartner

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

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

78% individuals21% PACs1% other
$1.7M
raised
CC

Carmela Conroy

D
D · challenger

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

91% individuals3% PACs6% other
$387K
raised
NP

Nate Powell

I
I · challenger

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

94% individuals6% PACs0% other
$323K
raised
DW

David Womack

D
D · challenger

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

92% individuals0% PACs8% other
$126K
raised
BM

Bajun Mavalwalla

D
D · challenger

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

96% individuals0% PACs4% other
$99K
raised
RF

Richard Freudenberg

D
D · challenger

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

17% individuals0% PACs83% other
$33K
raised
KU

Kyle Usrey

I
I · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$30K
raised
KF

Kevin Fagan

D
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
I · challenger

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

65% individuals0% PACs35% other
$16K
raised
AC

Aaron Croft

I
I · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$7K
raised
MH

Matthew Hayes

I
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$57K
Transportation$12K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$9K
Labor / Unions$8K
Health & Pharma$8K
Insurance$8K
Agriculture$5K
Ideological / Leadership$1K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC · pac$15K
  • BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) · pac$12K
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$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
  • PREMERA BLUE CROSS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/PREMERA PAC · pac$8K
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · 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
3
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$57K
Transportation$12K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$9K
Labor / Unions$8K
Health & Pharma$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
Michael Baumgartner
vs
CC
Carmela Conroy
D · challenger
$1.7M
Raised
$387K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$168K
21%
From PACs
3%
78%
From individuals
91%
Transportation
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No