U.S. House: Washington 5th District
Whole district: not called; Michael Baumgartner leads.
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2026 election results. Michael Baumgartner (R) has 78% of the Washington 5th District vote in Garfield County, with about 89% of the expected vote counted. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.
Whole district: not called; Michael Baumgartner leads.
The leader in Garfield County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 4, 4:02 PM.
County offices and judges on Garfield County's ballots, from Washington's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Bartels | 987 | 96.7% |
| Write-In | 34 | 3.3% |
Brian Bartels is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Lueck | 1,061 | 98.6% |
| Write-In | 15 | 1.4% |
McKenzie Lueck is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Gormsen | 1,082 | 98.2% |
| Write-In | 20 | 1.8% |
Marie Gormsen is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vonda Mulrony | 823 | 65.1% |
| Beau Blachly | 437 | 34.6% |
| Write-In | 4 | 0.3% |
Vonda Mulrony ahead in Garfield County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Justin E. Dixon | 673 | 53.5% |
| Gary W. Bowles | 580 | 46.1% |
| Write-In | 5 | 0.4% |
Justin E. Dixon ahead in Garfield County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Matt L. Newberg | 1,014 | 95.8% |
| Write-In | 44 | 4.2% |
Matt L. Newberg is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kristopher Lee Taylor | 641 | 51.3% |
| Calvin Dansereau | 597 | 47.8% |
| Write-In | 11 | 0.9% |
Kristopher Lee Taylor ahead in Garfield County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Nagle | 843 | 66.0% |
| Tereasa Summers | 433 | 33.9% |
| Write-In | 2 | 0.2% |
Katie Nagle ahead in Garfield County.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas W. Cox | 1,063 | 99.1% |
| Write-In | 10 | 0.9% |
Thomas W. Cox is unopposed.
Washington's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:01 PM. Unofficial until certified.
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA-05 | R +55.4 | R +49.3 | Not yet |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 24.4% | Donald Trump | 72.0% | R +47.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 24.6% | Donald Trump | 71.8% | R +47.2 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 22.4% | Donald Trump | 68.3% | R +45.9 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 26.3% | Mitt Romney | 71.4% | R +45.1 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 28.0% | John McCain | 70.5% | R +42.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 27.7% | George W. Bush | 70.8% | R +43.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 22.6% | George W. Bush | 73.9% | R +51.3 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +3.7.
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Washington certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Washington's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.