CalledUnofficial results
California's 8th District
U.S. House · California
John Garamendi won re-election by 45.3 points over Rudy Recile.
Top-two primary
John GaramendiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%162,803
Rudy RecileRepublican
27.3%61,267
224,070 votes
Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John GaramendiRudy Recile
$582.7K
Raised by the campaign
$20.1K
$615.8K
Spent by the campaign
$20.9K
$1.2M
Cash on hand
$235
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026; FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Sep 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- John Garamendi
- >99%
- Rudy Recile
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+43.1