John Garamendi
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 68% from PACs and 32% from individuals.
32% individuals68% PACs0% other
$489K
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026
California District 08 House race
General election in 54 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 08 House race
John Garamendi has raised more than 15 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $560,524 between them. John Garamendi reports $489,135 and Nicolas Carjuzaa reports $33,434, a gap of $455,701. Of what John Garamendi reports, 32% came from individuals and 68% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
NC
Nicolas Carjuzaa
DD · challenger
78% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 22% from other sources.
78% individuals0% PACs22% other
$33K
raised
AR
Aaron Rowden
DD · challenger
76% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 24% from other sources.
76% individuals0% PACs24% other
$15K
raised
HL
Harinder Lamba
DD · challenger
10% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 90% from other sources.
10% individuals0% PACs90% other
$14K
raised
RR
Rudy Recile
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$9K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$46K
Labor / Unions$40K
Agriculture$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Transportation$7K
Defense & Aerospace$6K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND · pac$10K
- MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
60%36%
60% PACs36% individuals4% other
The incumbent's record
John Garamendi is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$3.7M
$1.1M - $6.3M. up $840K since 2010.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$46K
Labor / Unions$40K
Agriculture$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Transportation$7K
Defense & Aerospace$6K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
John Garamendi D · incumbent | vs | NC Nicolas Carjuzaa D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $489K | Raised | $33K |
| $1.2M | Cash on hand | $5K |
| 68% | From PACs | 0% |
| 32% | From individuals | 78% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |