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California · California's 8th District · Updated Oct 16, 2026

John Garamendi

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Incumbent U.S. representative

2026 race · California's 8th District

>99% chance of winning · race rated Solid D

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>99% chance of winning · race rated Solid D

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● John GaramendiINC● Rudy Recile
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Background

Current office
California's 8th District
Experience
Statewide office or Congress
Past races on file
8 (8 won)

Links: Wikipedia · FEC filings · Candidate list (source)

Electoral history

Earlier races in California, newest first, matched by name in the results archive.

  1. 2024

    U.S. House · CA-8 Nov 5, 2024

    D · 74.0% · 201,756 votes

    Won
  2. 2022

    U.S. House · CA-8 Nov 8, 2022

    D · 75.7% · 145,501 votes

    Won
  3. 2020

    U.S. House · CA-3 Nov 3, 2020

    D · 54.7% · 176,043 votes

    Won
  4. 2018

    U.S. House · CA-3 Nov 6, 2018

    D · 58.1% · 134,875 votes

    Won
  5. 2016

    U.S. House · CA-3 Nov 8, 2016

    D · 59.4% · 152,226 votes

    Won
  6. 2014

    U.S. House · CA-3 Nov 4, 2014

    D · 52.7% · 79,224 votes

    Won
  7. 2012

    U.S. House · CA-3 Nov 6, 2012

    D · 54.2% · 126,882 votes

    Won
  8. 2010

    U.S. House · CA-10 Nov 2, 2010

    D · 58.8% · 137,578 votes

    Won

Fundraising

Raised
$559.4K
From individuals
$165.1K
Spent
$609.6K
Cash on hand
$1.2M

Money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.

Opponents in 2026