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Michael J. "Mike" Barkley

Ran for California 5th Congressional District · Democrat

Lost the 2026 primary

Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 top-two primary on June 2, 2026 · read Jun 2, 2026

Sources (1)
  • Lost the 2026 top-two primary on June 2, 2026 (did not finish in the top two) — California Secretary of State — on the Certified List of Candidates for the June 2, 2026 Primary (United States Representative District 5) but not among the top-two nominees on the certified November 3, 2026 list (2026-08-27): Michael Masuda, Tom McClintock
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The District

What California 5th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Inyo County, Mono County, Tuolumne County, Mariposa County, Calaveras County, Alpine County and Amador County; parts of Fresno County, Madera County and Stanislaus County.

Map of California 5th Congressional District with 481 precincts

481 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "AB 604 Congressional Plan (2025)" (AB 604, Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025; made operative by Proposition 50 (Election Rigging Response Act), approved by voters Nov 4, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections under Proposition 50 (approved Nov 4, 2025); Official file https://aelc.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2025-08/ab604.zip

Results

Certified results for California 5th Congressional District

United States Representative District 5

2024 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Tom McClintockRepublican227,64361.8%
Michael J. "Mike" BarkleyDemocratic140,91938.2%

Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database

United States Representative District 5

2022 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Tom McClintockRepublican173,52461.3%
Michael J. "Mike" BarkleyDemocratic109,50638.7%

Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database

United States Representative District 5

2020 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Mike ThompsonDemocratic271,23376.1%
Scott GiblinRepublican85,22723.9%

Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for California 5th Congressional District

Not on file for Michael yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_89pn8texx.

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