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2024 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2024 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

John Garamendi won the 2024 California U.S. House District 8 Election. John Garamendi received 201,962 popular votes (73.97%). The main challenger was Rudy Recile (26.03%).

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

Garamendi +47.9 pts · won by 130,894 votes
John GaramendiDemocraticWINNER73.97%
201,962 votes
Rudy RecileRepublican26.03%
71,068 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.