2022Final results
2022 election for California's 8th District
U.S. House · California
John Garamendi (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Rudy Recile (R) by 51.5 points.
John GaramendiDemocrat · winner
75.7%145,501
Rudy RecileRepublican
24.3%46,634
192,135 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John GaramendiRudy Recile
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$60.6K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$60.2K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$494
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022