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California District 08 candidates

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California District 08 roster

California District 08 lists 5 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 4
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 5

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
Aaron B RowdenDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA082562026777May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 7, 2026
Harinder Singh LambaDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA082492026555May 14, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
John GaramendiDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH0CA1014920263,0753,0753,075October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Nicolas CarjuzaaDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6CA082312026333May 9, 2026May 5, 2026May 9, 2026
Rudy RecileRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH2CA001532026888May 14, 2026May 7, 2026May 9, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Aaron B Rowden, Harinder Singh Lamba, Nicolas Carjuzaa, and Rudy Recile.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for John Garamendi.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Aaron B Rowden, Harinder Singh Lamba, John Garamendi, Nicolas Carjuzaa, and Rudy Recile.
  • 5 of 5 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 5 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from May 9, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 5 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 5 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from May 7, 2026 to October 17, 2026.

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Aaron B Rowden

Democrat · U.S. House

Harinder Singh Lamba

Democrat · U.S. House

John Garamendi

Democrat · U.S. House

Nicolas Carjuzaa

Democrat · U.S. House

Rudy Recile

Republican · U.S. House

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