Eggman is a graduate of Turlock High School and attended Fresno State.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Jeff Denham (R) defeated Michael Eggman (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Denham and Eggman defeated Robert Hodges ( R) and Michael Barkley (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.
Eggman ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 10th District. He and incumbent Jeff Denham (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Mike Barkley (D). Eggman was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.