This is currently considered to be a Purple congressional district. No matter how you vote the Democrat is going to win this seat!. But the California primary system does not allow you to vote for a third party, so please vote Democrat!:
Vote for Democrat, John Croisant on November 3, 2026!
If you are not comfortable with that choice, swap your vote with someone in another district to stop MAGA Republicans and corporate Democrats from destroying our future! Find out more about vote swapping, go to: https://votetosurvive.org/vote-swap/
You can also go to vote.org to find information about voter registration, the candidates, mail-in ballots and early voting.
Background
In 2024, the Democrat, John Garamendi, won this seat with a margin of 47.9 percent, or 130,894 votes, over the Republican, Rudy Recile. An estimated 222,400 eligible voters (44.9%) did not vote at that election in California District 8, and – voted for a third (or fourth) party.
To find out more about the Senate race in this state, if you have one, and your options for vote swapping, click on your state to the right.