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Races › California › 8th District
Includes Fairfield, Vallejo, Richmond, Pittsburg, Benicia, Hercules and other towns
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · general election
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Filing with the FEC is a disclosure, not a place on the ballot. Money raised is not a forecast.
November nominees first, then by money raised. Bars are in party color; raised includes loans from the candidate, and spent can exceed raised when a campaign spends money left from earlier cycles.
House: bars drawn to $582.7K, the most raised; FEC reports through Oct 14, 2026.
California, statewide
No election this year
8th Congressional District5 filed with the FEC$665.6K raised by the field
John Garamendi · Rudy Recile
and 24 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · California US House 8
John Garamendi holds this House seat; the current term began January 2025.
and 2 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · California US House 8
No published priorities
FEC filings through Apr 15, 2026
No published priorities
FEC filings through Jun 30, 2026
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 22,587 votes (12.7%) · 3 of 4
No published priorities
Held by John Garamendi D (on the general election ballot)
Every public poll of the CA-08 House race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
No public polls
Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated October 28, 2026
$10 from outside groups for or against these candidates, through Mar 19, 2026.
Independent expenditures, with 24- and 48-hour notices filed since each group’s last regular report.
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
Lost the open primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 9,220 votes (5.2%) · 4 of 4