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Michael Baumgartner

U.S. Representative, Washington 5th Congressional District · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Washington 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Washington Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election official results · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (2)
  • Washington Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election official results (August 4, 2026; certified 2026-08-21), app. U.S. Representative - Congressional District 5 — 'Michael Baumgartner' (Republican Party) 96,791 of 204,037 named-candidate votes (47.4%), place 1
  • top two advance to the November 3, 2026 general election
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The District

What Washington 5th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Stevens County, Lincoln County, Ferry County, Whitman County, Spokane County, Pend Oreille County, Walla Walla County, Columbia County, Garfield County and Asotin County; parts of Adams County and Franklin County.

Includes Spokane, Spokane Valley, Clarkston Heights-Vineland, Inchelium, Keller, Pullman, Suncrest, Walla Walla, Addy, Airway Heights, Albion, Almira and 92 more.

Map of Washington 5th Congressional District with 840 precincts

840 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Washington Secretary of State, shapefile (sos.wa.gov, Sept 2026)

Results

Certified results for Washington 5th Congressional District

Congressional District 5 - U.S. Representative

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Michael BaumgartnerRepublican240,23360.5%
Carmela ConroyDemocrat156,01239.3%
Write-in5930.1%

Certified — Washington Secretary of State official results (precinct export); King County: certified final (King County Elections canvass) · Washington Secretary of State — official election results, statewide precinct…

Congressional District 5 - U.S. Representative

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublican187,53759.5%
Natasha HillDemocrat127,05540.3%
Write-in7700.2%

Certified — Washington Secretary of State official results (precinct export); King County: certified final (King County Elections canvass) · Washington Secretary of State — official election results, statewide precinct…

Congressional District 5 - U.S. Representative

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublican247,81561.3%
Dave WilsonDemocrat155,73738.5%
Write-in8080.2%

Certified — Washington Secretary of State official results (precinct export); King County: certified final (King County Elections canvass) · Washington Secretary of State — official election results, statewide precinct…

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Washington 5th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as B001322. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — did not vote

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score 0.6000 over 558 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$1,773,690cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$953,784cycle to date through Jul 15
Spent
$1,035,992cycle to date through Jul 15
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jul 15
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Peak Fundraising Partners$122,055.94
  • Moore$117,512.74
  • Gen2 Solutions Llc$116,734.55
  • 814 Consulting$70,606.71
  • Datagraphics$55,840.00

Campaign finance — Vote Baumgartner For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Vote Baumgartner For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

    Raised $1,773,689.92 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,035,992.23 · cash on hand $953,783.60 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,338,339.68 (76%); PACs and other political committees $391,450.00 (22%); Transfers from authorized committees $41,126.01 (2%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $2,774.23 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): direct mail $153,512.34; media and advertising $129,678.99; other $126,595.43; fundraising $124,161.34; digital $94,571.74; general consulting $59,020.00.

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Michael

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $23,500–$31,000 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $6,750–$8,196; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $35,000. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Aug 5, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads — TOGETHER FOR WORKING PEOPLE (opposing)

    TOGETHER FOR WORKING PEOPLE — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 2 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $6,750–$8,196 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Aug 5, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads — Vote Baumgartner for Congress (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Vote Baumgartner for Congress). 5 ads since Nov 2024; $23,500–$31,000 (Google creative spend ranges).

    Aug 3, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $0 supporting, $46,192 opposing, across 5 reports.

  • Together for Working PeopleOpposing · $46,192

    5 reports, newest Oct 9, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“If they want to do that in their adulthood, that's up to them. But kids should be left alone.”
Baumgartner vs. Conroy: Congressional candidates debate on data centers, AI and gender-affirming careSep 12, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“I fully support Congress taking steps. I voted that way to make sure that no child goes through coerced sexual transition.”
Baumgartner vs. Conroy: Congressional candidates debate on data centers, AI and gender-affirming careSep 12, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“Congress has done a lot to try to make life more affordable, particularly for working families. You know, we passed legislation on no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime, no taxes on interest on American-made cars”
Baumgartner vs. Conroy: Congressional candidates debate on data centers, AI and gender-affirming careSep 12, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“At the federal government level, we have to bring the budget into balance.”
Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump's call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programsApr 9, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“Broadly speaking, I think it is appropriate to rebalance federal spending and push some spending decisions back to the states on what they want to do on social welfare programs.”
Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump's call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programsApr 9, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“It does talk about the common defense of the country. And we have a militant Russia, a rising China, ongoing threats of radical Islam, who-knows-what's going to come from the artificial intelligence race and super computers. We just have a huge, more complex global array of threats, and we do need to update our armed forces, and that's going to be expensive.”
Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump's call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programsApr 9, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
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“The Constitution that we swear an oath to doesn't say that it's the job of Congress to provide massive social welfare programs, or all the other bazillion things members of Congress get asked to fund.”
Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump's call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programsApr 9, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“I think the president is right to highlight that the world is a very dangerous place, and we're a lot better off as Americans if we actually have the military equipped to deal with it”
Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump's call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programsApr 9, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“One of the reasons I came to Congress is to try to leave a better America for the future.”
Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump's call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programsApr 9, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source
“America is going to spend $7 trillion this year on the back of $5 trillion in revenue.”
Despite national debt concerns, Baumgartner backs Trump's call for more military spending and cuts to welfare programsApr 9, 2026 · Press · The Spokesman-Review · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website: https://baumgartner.house.gov/

    Source: Official congressional office site

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Washington 5th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Washington 5th District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Michael Baumgartner" (REPUBLICAN) on the WA official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · WA official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — Washington Association of Wheat Growers, the McGregor Company, and the Northwest RiverPartners

    Lewiston, ID, 8/17/2026 to 8/19/2026. Original filing, filed by Alexander Hall.

    Aug 17, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Washington Association of Wheat Growers, the McGregor Company, and Northwest RiverPartners

    Lewiston, ID, 8/17/2026 to 8/19/2026. Original filing, filed by Andrew Rowles.

    Aug 17, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — World Vision International and International Justice Mission

    Peru, 7/6/2026 to 7/11/2026. Original filing, filed by Jane Scarborough.

    Jul 6, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Postsecondary National Policy Institute, the Lumina Foundation for Education Inc., the Kresge Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Richmond, VA, 3/31/2026 to 4/2/2026. Original filing, filed by Jack Bridgewater.

    Mar 31, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Washington Association of Wheat Growers, the McGregor Company, and Northwest RiverPartners

    Lewiston, ID, 8/18/2025 to 8/20/2025. Original filing, filed by Sarah Nally.

    Aug 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Washington Association of Wheat Growers, the McGregor Company, and Northwest RiverPartners

    Lewiston, ID, 8/18/2025 to 8/20/2025. Original filing, filed by Daniel Bisbee.

    Aug 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation

    Israel, 8/3/2025 to 8/11/2025. Original filing, filed by Michael Baumgartner.

    Aug 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Postsecondary National Policy Institute, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and the Strada Education Foundation

    Warrenton, VA, 4/23/2025 to 4/24/2025. Original filing, filed by Jack Bridgewater.

    Apr 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · WA-05

    Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Official

Not on file for Michael yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_5bhbr4chh.

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