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California District 8 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, California District 8

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U.S. House, California District 8 · Incumbent running
DEMAdvanced to the general
John Garamendi incumbent
99%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
REPAdvanced to the general
Rudy Recile
1%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentJohn Garamendi

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
99% John Garamendi · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM John Garamendi 99%
REP Rudy Recile 1%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI) Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Prior result, this seat Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

Side by side

2 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-09-30, 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMGaramendiREPRecile
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
John Garamendi$582,745.60through 2026-10-14
Rudy Recile$20,073.00through 2026-09-30
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
John Garamendi$615,820.67through 2026-10-14
Rudy Recile$20,875.45through 2026-09-30
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
John Garamendi$1,231,642.66through 2026-10-14
Rudy Recile$235.29through 2026-09-30
Latest pollpercent, as stored
John GaramendiNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Rudy RecileNot available No public polls of this race in our data yet.
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
John GaramendiNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Rudy RecileNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

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Not available No public polls of this race in our data yet.

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    not available

    Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.

    Prior result, this seat

    not available

    Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Sep 30, 2026 or Oct 14, 2026, by candidate) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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