CA-8

Name: CA-8 Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: California

California — U.S. House District 8

Nov 3, 2026California2 candidates

Incumbent

John Garamendi

(D)Incumbent

In office since 2009 · 9 terms

Participation

86%

Party Unity

84%

Bipartisan

16%

Coverage Scorecard

Net 08 votes

Good Look (4)Bad Look (4)

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John Garamendi

(D)Incumbent

Since 2009

Participation

86%

Party Unity

84%

Bipartisan

16%

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Challengers

Rudy Recile

(R)

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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

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Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Rudy Recile(R)N/A

John Garamendi(D)N/A

2024

John Garamendi(D)74.0%

Rudy Recile(R)26.0%

2022

John Garamendi(D)75.7%

Rudy Recile(R)24.3%

2020

Jay Obernolte(R)56.1%

Christine Bubser(D)43.9%

2018

Paul Cook(R)60.0%

Tim Donnelly(R)40.0%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.

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