John Garamendi, U.S. Representative

John Garamendi

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
January 24, 1945
Current age
81
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, California (present)
On the ballot
2010–2024
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Garamendi1.2M
Opponents739,826
8
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2024, John Garamendi ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Garamendi's biggest single-election total was 201,962 votes, in the 2024 U.S. House election in California's District 8. Garamendi's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in California's District 3, decided by 8,188 votes.

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How many votes has John Garamendi received?

John Garamendi has received 1,154,578 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

John Garamendi’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon201,96273.97%Rudy Recile (head-to-head)
2022U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon145,50175.73%Rudy Recile (head-to-head)
2020U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon176,04354.67%Tamika Hamilton
2018U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon134,87558.07%Charlie Schaupp
2016U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon152,51359.35%N. Eugene Cleek
2014U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon79,22452.72%Dan Logue
2012U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon126,88254.23%Kim Vann
2010U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon137,57858.84%Gary Clift
Jeremy Cloward
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000559) and Wikidata (Q1340268). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Garamendi: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-garamendi. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.