2026 results · California · California 8th District
John Garamendi, the Democrat, wins re-election in California's 8th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 34.3 points in 2024; this year's count is a 11.0-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| John GaramendiDemocrat, incumbent | 162,803 | 72.7% | |
| Rudy RecileRepublican | 61,267 | 27.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted224,070 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:48 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
California's 8th District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+34.3 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 11.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 23 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+34.3
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- D+36.6
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 23 of 42
- Solano County63%
- Contra Costa County31%
- San Joaquin County3%
- Yolo County2%
- Sacramento County0%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 5 counties compared moved 11.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 73% as many votes as in 2024, from 95% in Yolo County to 38% in San Joaquin County.
Yolo County moved most: D+33.2 for president in 2024, D+59.1 this year
The 4 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Contra Costa County added 9,925 net votes for Recile against the 2024 margin
Across the 5 counties compared, the margin moved by 2,630 votes toward Recile: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Contra Costa County+9,925 Recile
- Solano County+5,391 Garamendi
- Yolo County+1,034 Garamendi
- San Joaquin County+963 Garamendi
- Sacramento County+93 Recile
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The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 6 of California's 12 statewide races and lead 5 more.
- GovernorXavier BecerraD+30.5
- Attorney GeneralRob BontaD+30.2
- Board of Equalization District 1Nelson EsparzaD+7.9Leads
- Board of Equalization District 2Sally J. LieberD+19.3Leads
- Board of Equalization District 3Mike GipsonD+17.6Leads
- Board of Equalization District 4Tom UmbergD+13.0Leads
- ControllerMalia CohenD+30.2
- Insurance CommissionerJane KimD+6.3Leads
- Lieutenant GovernorFiona MaD+30.3
- Secretary of StateShirley WeberD+32.2
- Superintendent of Public InstructionRichard BarreraBarrera +17.1
- TreasurerEleni KounalakisD+30.6
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 43–9, now D 48–4, counting the leaders in 5 uncalled seats
- 1D+10.5McGuire
- 2D+29.9Huffman
- 3D+15.9Bera
- 4D+3.1Jones
- 5R+12.7McClintock
- 6D+17.2Pan
- 7D+11.3Matsui
- 8D+45.3Garamendi
- 9D+33.8Harder
- 10D+39.3DeSaulnier
- 11D+8.1Wiener
- 12D+61.1Simon
- 13D+23.3Gray
- 14D+15.1Wahab
- 15D+56.9Mullin
- 16D+53.6Liccardo
- 17D+42.4Khanna
- 18D+44.2Lofgren
- 19D+44.7Panetta
- 20R+23.7Fong
- 21D+25.3Costa
- 22D+33.2Villegas
- 23R+3.7Obernolte
- 24D+32.0Carbajal
- 25D+30.0Ruiz
- 26D+23.9Irwin
- 27D+27.2Whitesides
- 28D+39.8Chu
- 29D+16.2Rivas
- 30D+54.1Friedman
- 31D+31.1Cisneros
- 32D+34.7Sherman
- 33D+35.9Aguilar
- 34D+22.7Gonzales-Torres
- 35D+32.2Torres
- 36D+44.8Lieu
- 37D+22.7Kamlager-Dove
- 38D+34.4Solis
- 39D+33.2Takano
- 40R+7.9Calvert
- 41D+34.4Sánchez
- 42D+22.3Garcia
- 43D+65.0Waters
- 44D+62.6Barragán
- 45D+20.0Tran
- 46D+39.2Correa
- 47D+15.1Min
- 48D+18.8Wilpert
- 49D+15.6Levin
- 50D+23.7Peters
- 51D+28.0Jacobs
- 52D+39.5Vargas
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.