Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-08
John Garamendi
American businessman & politician (born 1945)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +37.3, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
John Raymond Garamendi is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield and Vacaville in the United States House…
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of Representatives since 2009. Garamendi was the California insurance commissioner from 1991 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the 46th lieutenant governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress in late 2009.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-07 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- January 24, 1945 (age 81)
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts, 1966
- Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration, 1970
- Harvard University
- Haas School of Business
- Occupation
- businessperson, cattle rancher
- In Congress
- 9 House terms, since November 3, 2009
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, CA-08. Won.
- John Garamendi Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +37.3, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
5.5% of the $168,504 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.6%$9,316
- Individuals, itemized27.3%$159,188
- Other political committees (PACs)71.0%$414,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.0%$242
Employers donors listed
- HALL FINANCIAL GROUP$6,7843 contributions
- MARCUS & MILLICHAP$5,0002 contributions
- LAWRENCE FAMILY$3,5001 contribution
- SHERNOFF BIDART ECHEVERRIA BENTLEY LLP$3,5001 contribution
- STEPHEN DILEO$3,5001 contribution
- TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS$3,5001 contribution
- DOWNEY BRAND$2,5001 contribution
- DOWNEY BRAND LLP$2,5001 contribution
- FRANK M. BOOTH, INC.$2,5001 contribution
- THE DUTRA GROUP$2,5001 contribution
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 33493dafabee
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services
2 subcommittees
- Strategic Forces
- Readiness (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
4 subcommittees
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Water Resources and Environment
- Highways and Transit
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 15 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 448 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.Con.Res. 119: Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, and commending its volunteers and contributions to global peace, friendship, and development.Introduced September 21, 2026. Latest action September 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 10267: Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026Introduced September 3, 2026. Latest action September 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- H.R. 9980: American Food for American Schools Act of 2026Introduced July 30, 2026. Latest action July 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 8653: ADAPT Assets ActIntroduced May 4, 2026. Latest action May 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- H.Con.Res. 92: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Introduced April 28, 2026. Latest action April 28, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 4847: Transportation Emergency Relief Extension ActIntroduced August 1, 2025. Latest action August 2, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-15 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash a058613a9655
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- garamendi.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-1880
- Washington office
- 2428 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0508
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, CA-08 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, CA-08 · General · won · 145,501 votes (75.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, CA-03 · General · won · 176,043 votes (54.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, CA-03 · General · won · 134,875 votes (58.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2009 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2007 to 2009Lieutenant Governor of California Wikidata
- 2003 to 2007California Insurance Commissioner Wikidata
- 1995 to 1998United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior Wikidata
- 1995 to 1998secretary Wikidata
- 1991 to 1995California Insurance Commissioner Wikidata
- 1976 to 1990member of the State Senate of California Wikidata
- 1974 to 1976member of the California State Assembly Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q1340268). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Garamendi
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1340268
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0CA10149/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_full_body http://garamendi.house.gov
- photo_action https://garamendi.house.gov/about/
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