PROFILES / U.S. HOUSE / CALIFORNIA

John Garamendi

Democratic · U.S. Representative, California 8th District · seeking another term · first took office 2025-01-03

INCUMBENT ON THE 2026 BALLOT SAFE D KALSHI · 99.8¢ · CHECKED Aug 27

THE 2026 RACE · CALIFORNIA 8TH DISTRICTFull race page →

OPPONENTRudy Recile (R)Challenger

FTP RACE SIGNALSafe DAI-enabled synthesis of attributed evidence · not a publisher rating

KALSHI · Aug 27D 99.8¢ · R 6¢

LATEST POLLNot yet collectedno qualifying public poll retrieved for this race

STANDING · THIS SEAT

+482024 general election margin — verified against official results

57:1fundraising ratio v Recile · FEC period 06-30

CAMPAIGN FINANCE · FECPULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30

$489.1Kraised

$1.20Mcash on hand

· Recile: $8.6K / $1.5K CoH

BALLOT & DATES

Top-two primary06-02 · HELD

GeneralNov 3, 2026

Top-two field settled · both advancers on the November ballot