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2026 federal candidate record

Michael James Barkley

California U.S. House District 5

Democratic Party

Michael James Barkley is included in the 2026 FEC filing records for California U.S. House District 5. Explore the available source records below. A federal filing does not establish ballot qualification.

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official primary/runoff archive ↗ · Separate November certification ↗. Earlier federal filings remain available below.

Direct answer · 2025–2026 cycle

How much has Michael James Barkley raised?

$57,618.16 in total campaign receipts.

$1,568.27 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.

Total receipts
$57,618
Total spending
$58,731
Cash on hand
$3,627

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Michael James Barkley campaign finance details

FEC BULK DATA
2025–2026 federal-cycle totals through September 30, 2026.
MetricReported amountWhat it means
Total receipts$57,618.16All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations.
Individual contributions$1,568.27Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category.
Candidate contributions$0.00Contributions from the candidate in the summary record.
Total disbursements$58,730.50Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle.
Cash on hand$3,626.54Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period.
Debts owed by campaign$593,305.75Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing.
Net cash after reported debt-$589,679.21Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign.

Dollar amounts preserve the cents in the FEC record. These figures are campaign-finance totals, not personal wealth, polling, odds, endorsements, or Election.org scores.

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How money moved through Michael James Barkley

FEC ITEMIZED FILES

These panels show privacy-thresholded itemized individual-receipt activity and amendment-normalized operating expenditures. They are descriptive slices of filings—not a complete substitute for the official financial summary.

Reported operating-expenditure categories

FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.

4 published categories
Advertising Expenses9 current organization-payment rows$29,791.62
Category not reported42 current organization-payment rows$20,612.66
Solicitation and Fundraising Expenses34 current organization-payment rows$6,285.53
Administrative/Salary/Overhead Expenses1 current organization-payment row$1,681.12

Top organization payees in operating expenditures

Organization payees only. Election.org excludes individual payees and conservatively normalizes names; similar names are not asserted to be one legal entity.

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Lamar Advertising5 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-08
$21,566.91
Political Data Incorporated53 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-29
$9,732.78
Fliphound Com2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-04-21
$5,000.00
Madhouse Investments2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-04-10
$4,600.00
Stanislaus County Registrar Of Voters2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-09
$4,005.00
Fresno County Clerk Elections2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-10
$3,520.50
Madera County Clerk Recorder2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-11
$2,043.20
California Secretary Of State1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-02-09
$1,681.12
Tuolumne County Clerk2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-11
$1,301.50
California Democratic Party1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-01-01
$985.00
Inyo County Elections1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-02-13
$900.00
El Dorado County Elections2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-24
$638.20
Calaveras County2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-11
$550.00
Amador County Elections2 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-11
$500.00
Mono County1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-02-12
$500.00

Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-10-16. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.

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What the reported totals show

2.7%Individual-contribution shareIndividual contributions ÷ total receipts
101.9%Spending-to-receipts ratioTotal disbursements ÷ total receipts
-$589,679.21Net cash after debtCash on hand − debts owed by campaign

These are Election.org calculations from the displayed FEC totals, included to make the filing easier to understand. They are descriptive, not a score or comparison.

Official filing details
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Candidate filing details

2026 CYCLE
Candidate
Michael James Barkley
Office sought
U.S. House — California District 5
Party affiliation
Democratic Party
Incumbency
Challenger
Candidate status
Current candidate
Principal committee
MIKE BARKLEY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE →
FEC candidate ID
H2CA00096
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