California's 8th Congressional District is represented by John Garamendi (Democrat), who has served in the House since 2009 and has represented this district since redistricting in 2023. Garamendi has an overall VoteSee report card grade of D, voted in 87% of roll-call votes on bills this Congress, and votes with the Democratic majority 95% of the time. The district includes Vallejo, Fairfield, and Richmond. It takes in all or part of 2 counties, and 59% of residents live in Contra Costa County. About 753,000 people live in the district, and the median household income is $97,897.
John Garamendi (Democrat) has served in the House since 2009 and has represented California's 8th Congressional District since redistricting in 2023.
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Winner: John Garamendi.
Incumbent John Garamendi is running for re-election. 2 candidates were on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.
California uses a top-two primary, so the two November candidates can be from the same party.
Polls: No public polls
Source: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, 119th Congress boundaries.
Members of Congress who previously represented California's 8th Congressional District. District lines are redrawn after each census, so earlier members may have represented a different area under this number.
California's 8th Congressional District covers 481 square miles of land. Boundaries are for the current (119th) Congress.