California · 8th District · 2026

Garamendi wins by 45 points

John Garamendi won re-election with 72.5%.

Live · Updated 9:23 p.m. ET, Nov. 6 · 91% reported

72.5

John Garamendi

169,914 votes

✓ Winner · AP call 11:42 p.m. ET, Nov. 3

27.5

Rudy Recile

64,578 votes

Vote share · per NBC91% reported

72.5%27.5%

Results per NBC · 02:23 UTC

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