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California 8th District · House

John Garamendi (D)vsRudy Recile (R)

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Aug 29, 2026

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103MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

John Garamendi

Democrat· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 94.06%

Rudy Recile

Republican

War Chest (FEC)

Garamendi

$1.2M

Recile

$2k

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe D

California house — Score 103 | Tip the Scale Blue