California 8th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★John GaramendiIncumbent
$489K
RRudy Recile
$9K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
John Garamendi	D	$489,135	$0	$0	80%
Rudy Recile	R	$8,576	$0	$0	70%

$498K

Raised by candidates

$566K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
John Garamendi (D)	$489K	$155K	$335K	80%	78%	$558K	195
Rudy Recile (R)	$9K	$9K	$0	70%	85%	$8K	11

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

John Garamendi

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $489K
Small-dollar: 80%
In-state: 78%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel Small-dollar funded

Rudy Recile

R Republican

Raised: $9K
Small-dollar: 70%
In-state: 85%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Small-dollar funded

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.