Race

U.S. House, California 8th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.6

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
John Garamendi1DemocratIncumbent$489K$558K$1.2M$0$0
Nicolas Carjuzaa2DemocratChallenger$33K$29K$4,843$0$0
Rudy Recile3RepublicanChallenger$20K$21K$235$0$0
Aaron B Rowden4DemocratChallenger$15K$13K$251$0$0
Harinder Singh Lamba5DemocratChallenger$14K$14K$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: John Garamendihttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0CA10149/
    H0CA10149
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Nicolas Carjuzaahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA08231/
    H6CA08231
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Rudy Recilehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2CA00153/
    H2CA00153
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Aaron B Rowdenhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA08256/
    H6CA08256
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Harinder Singh Lambahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA08249/
    H6CA08249
  6. 6
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record