California · 8th District · 2026

Garamendi wins by 43 points

John Garamendi won re-election with 71.7%.

Live · Updated 8:33 p.m. ET, Nov. 5 · 79.4% reported

71.7

John Garamendi

139,369 votes

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

28.3

Rudy Recile

55,134 votes

Vote share · per AP79.4% reported

71.7%28.3%

Results per AP · 01:33 UTC

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