5th Congressional District

Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman counties. 2 candidates, in alphabetical order, on Washington's Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot. Summaries are paraphrased from each candidate's own statement in Washington's voters' guide.

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Michael Baumgartner

First-term congressman, former Spokane County treasurer and state senator. Touts border security, permanent tax cuts and a congressional stock-trading ban; backs the SAVE Act and Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Carmela Conroy

24-year U.S. diplomat and former Spokane County deputy prosecutor. Blames the war, tariffs and high costs for squeezing farmers and rural hospitals; running to unseat the freshman incumbent.

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