Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, WA-05
Michael James Baumgartner
American politician (born 1975)
- Over
- Carmela Conroy (Democratic), 47.8%
- Votes
- 163,507 (13,898 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-09
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +7.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Michael James Baumgartner is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 5th congressional district since 2025.
More
Previously, he served as the 28th Spokane County treasurer from 2019 to 2025 and as a member of the Washington State Senate from 2011 to 2019, representing the 6th district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- December 13, 1975 (age 50)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 1 House term, since January 3, 2025
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, WA-05. Won with 52.2%, 4.4 points ahead over Carmela Conroy.
- Michael Baumgartner Republican · winner52.2%
- Michael Baumgartner Republican · winnern/a
- Carmela Conroy Democratic47.8%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +7.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +4.4
- Difference
- 2.8 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: VOTE BAUMGARTNER 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
14.0% of the $1,669,444 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)10.6%$234,180
- Individuals, itemized65.0%$1,435,265
- Other political committees (PACs)22.2%$490,300
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts2.2%$48,670
Employers donors listed
- IGNITION PARTNERS$14,0008 contributions
- ARNOLD VENTURES$10,5003 contributions
- THE SWINGING DOORS$10,5008 contributions
- OVERLAKE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH$10,0006 contributions
- GLOBAL HARVEST FOODS$7,5004 contributions
- GOODMAN REAL ESTATE$7,1444 contributions
- BRAD MILES INSURANCE INC$7,06217 contributions
- ADAMANT HOMES$7,0002 contributions
- ANROK$7,0003 contributions
- CAR WASH ENTERPRISES$7,0004 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 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 4b6d1dea2288
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
2 subcommittees
- Higher Education and Workforce Development
- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2 subcommittees
- South and Central Asia
- Middle East and North Africa
- House Committee on the Judiciary
2 subcommittees
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
- The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
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
- 25 bills and resolutions, and 1 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 188 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10952: Health Forests Incentives Act of 2026Introduced November 2, 2026. Latest action November 2, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10109: Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition ActIntroduced August 17, 2026. Latest action August 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 9834: No Racketeers on our Shores ActIntroduced July 22, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
- H.R. 9621: Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026Introduced July 9, 2026. Latest action September 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- H.R. 9602: Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency ActIntroduced July 9, 2026. Latest action July 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
- H.R. 9419: Power and Water for Families Act of 2026Introduced June 24, 2026. Latest action June 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 32f6affbba14
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
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Contact and links
- Website
- votebaumgartner.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-2006
- Washington office
- 124 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4705
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 8:43 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, WA-05 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). 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_in_Washington&oldid=1384534128
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 8:43 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Baumgartner
- 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/H4WA05234/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baumgartner_Michael_119th_Congress.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Baumgartner_Congressional_Announcement.png
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