California District 8, U.S. House
District lines changed for 2026. California Proposition 50 (2025)
Candidates on the certified ballot
| Candidate | Grade | Party | Status |
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| John Garamendi | B+ | Democratic | Incumbent |
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| Rudy Recile | Republican | Challenger | |
Alphabetical by surname.
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garamendi | $484K | $1.2Mas of June 30, 2026 | $132K | $19K | $333K | $10 / $0 |
| Rudy Recile | $11K | $235as of September 30, 2026 | $11K | $0 | $0 | $0 / $0 |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: California Secretary of State, certified August 27, 2026, fetched October 6, 2026. certified list
- District lines: California Proposition 50 (2025).
- State election office websites: the USA.gov state election office directory, fetched October 9, 2026. USA.gov
- Registration deadlines: vote.gov, fetched September 24, 2026. vote.gov