Decision Desk HQ · DDHQ call and unofficial returns: Nov. 6, 2026, 1:01 p.m. CST (2:01 p.m. EST displayed); 72% reported. Republican hold. Actual Census 120th Congressional District land clipped to shoreline; pale California: context. Red: Republican win; no flip.
Republican Rep. Tom McClintock defeated Democrat Michael Masuda in California's 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result keeps the seat in Republican hands.
McClintock had 113,168 votes (55.71%) to Masuda's 89,961 (44.29%), a margin of 23,207 votes, with 72% of the expected vote reported. The totals remain unofficial.
