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2022 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2022 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

John Garamendi won the 2022 California U.S. House District 8 Election. John Garamendi received 145,501 popular votes (75.73%). The main challenger was Rudy Recile (24.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Garamendi and Recile

Garamendi +51.5 pts · won by 98,867 votes
John GaramendiDemocraticWINNER75.73%
145,501 votes
Rudy RecileRepublican24.27%
46,634 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.