Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, MA-05
Katherine Clark
American politician (born 1963)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +67.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as House minority whip since 2023 and is currently in her seventh term as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, having held the post since 2013.
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She previously served as assistant speaker from 2021 to 2023 and vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2021. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- July 17, 1963 (age 63)
- Education
- St. Lawrence University, Bachelor of Arts, 1985
- John F. Kennedy School of Government, Master in Public Administration, 1997
- Cornell Law School
- Occupation
- general counsel, law clerk, prosecutor
- In Congress
- 7 House terms, since December 12, 2013
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, MA-05. Won.
- Katherine Clark Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +67.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
8.9% of the $1,262,871 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)2.2%$112,061
- Individuals, itemized22.9%$1,150,810
- Other political committees (PACs)41.9%$2,107,007
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts33.0%$1,656,180
Employers donors listed
- UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED$85,75038 contributions
- DRAFTKINGS INC.$40,00014 contributions
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP$38,44953 contributions
- TIBER CREEK GROUP INC.$25,50014 contributions
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION$24,00010 contributions
- COINBASE GLOBAL, INC.$23,5008 contributions
- ELI LILLY AND COMPANY$22,50014 contributions
- INVARIANT LLC$21,50013 contributions
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS INC.$21,00010 contributions
- ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.$20,0007 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 042fc01de265
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
No current committee assignment in the dataset.
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 3 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 37 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 5458: CCAMPIS Reauthorization ActIntroduced September 18, 2025. Latest action September 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 3274: Child Care Infrastructure ActIntroduced May 8, 2025. Latest action May 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 3273: Child Care Workforce Development ActIntroduced May 8, 2025. Latest action May 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 9d27dfd2816f
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- katherineclark.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-2836
- Washington office
- 2368 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2105
- Campaign email
- info@katherineclark.org · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 6:47 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, MA-05 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, MA-05 · General · won · 203,994 votes (74.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, MA-05 · General · won · 294,427 votes (74.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, MA-05 · General · won · 236,243 votes (75.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2013 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2010 to 2013member of the State Senate of Massachusetts Wikidata
- 2008 to 2010member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Wikidata
- 2001 to 2007member Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6376330). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 6:47 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Clark
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6376330
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4MA05084/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Katherine_Clark_Ed_Markey_2008_(cropped).jpg
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