California 8th District — Elections Intelligence

FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 48-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 99.8¢ today.

Safe D

SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R

Prior result · Safe DD+48 in 2024.Market · Safe DD 99.8¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold.Fundraising · Lean DD 57.04-to-1 in receipts.

Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27

MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above

D 99.8¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

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No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above

D+48

John Garamendi (D)

74 — 26 · 2024 general election

def. Rudy Recile (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above

D 57.04 to 1

John Garamendi$489.1K

Rudy Recile$8.6K

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.