Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Paul Danbom

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · California District 5
Filing address
Turlock, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
DANBOM, PAUL
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 5ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H6CA05393 · Principal campaign committee: PAUL DANBOM FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$20,030.00
Total spent$20,030.00
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 9, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $30.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $20,000.00
  • Individual contributions$30.000%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$20,000.00100%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$30.00100%
  • Contributions over $200$0.000%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.

The race

California U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Paul Danbom (D)$20,030.00$0.002026-03-09
Thomas McClintock (R)$1,208,240.24$274,848.512026-09-30
Michael Masuda (D)$541,961.10$134,180.802026-09-30
Michael James Barkley (D)$57,618.16$3,626.542026-09-30
Katelyn Anne Sills (D)$15,965.45$0.002026-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RSeptember 8, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe RMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PAUL DANBOM FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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