U.S. Representative - California District 08

office · H-CA-08

House · California · District 08

Candidates on file: 96 · Active cycles: 2026,2024,2022,2020,2018,2016,2014,2012,2010,2008,2006,2004,2002,2000,1998,1996,1994,1992,1990,1988,1986,1984,1982,1980

Coverage: unknown — office records mirror FEC filings; per-race financial totals are coming to the office view.

Candidates / cycle (2016–2028)

The field

all cycles on file

96 candidates · 29 Dem · 46 Rep · 21 other · 4 incumbents

Distinct candidates on file for this seat, by party registration. Money-dark.

Candidates for this office

all cycles

Candidate	Party	Committee funders	Latest cycle
Garamendi, Johnincumbent	DEM	590	2026
Gomez, Blanca	DEM	2	2026
Recile, Rudy	REP	1	2026
Caron, Craya Conradina Dr.	REP	—	2024
Conaway, Robert Dean	DEM	—	2024
Ellars, James Robert	DEM	1	2024
Esmus, Jeff	NON	—	2024
Green, Jacquetta L	W	—	2024
Johnson, Demnlus III	DEM	2	2024
Mathisen, Peter G	NPA	—	2024
Riley, Christopher	DEM	1	2024
Staat, Jeremy	REP	—	2024
Sudduth, Cheryl	DEM	1	2024
Bubser, Christine	DEM	20	2022
Cook, Paulincumbent	REP	132	2022
Doyle, Marge	DEM	2	2022
O'Donnell, Ronald	DEM	1	2022
Rutsch, Edwin	DEM	1	2022
Castillo, Saul Jr.	DEM	—	2020
Conover, Rodney Lee	REP	—	2020
Donnelly, Timothy M.	REP	1	2020
Laws, Jerry	REP	—	2020
Lovato, Destiny Wray	REP	—	2020
Obernolte, Jay	REP	616	2020
Ramirez-Dean, Rita Dr	DEM	2	2020
Whitehead, Justin David	REP	—	2020
Brown, Yolanda	DEM	—	2018
Conaway, Robert Dean	DEM	—	2018
Donnelly, Tim	REP	2	2018
Laplante, Roger Alan	DEM	—	2018
Mitzelfelt, Brad	REP	—	2018
Pinkerton, John Raymond III	DEM	1	2018
Chavez- O'Choa, Brian	REP	—	2016
Hannosh, Paul	REP	—	2016
Lee, Odessia	DEM	—	2016
Liberatore, Philip Laurence	REP	—	2016
Pinkerton, John	DEM	—	2016
Walsh, Dana	REP	—	2016
Adams, Anthony T	NPA	—	2014
Conaway, Jacquese L	DEM	—	2014
Imus, Gregg	REP	—	2014
Jensen, William O'Neil Jr.	REP	—	2014
Sheehan, Cindy	UNK	—	2014
Valles, Angela	REP	—	2014
Albertsen, Dennis L.	REP	—	2012
Craig, George T Md	REP	—	2012
McEachron, Ryan	REP	—	2012
Napolitano, Joseph D.	REP	—	2012
Berg, Philip Zimt	LIB	—	2010
Dennis, John	REP	3	2010
La Riva, Gloria E	PAF	—	2010
Pelosi, Nancyincumbent	DEM	701	2010
Shields, Summer J	DEM	—	2010
Denunzio, Michael Anthony	REP	—	2008
Golub, Shirley	DEM	—	2008
Keefer, Krissy	GRE	—	2008
Castello, Eve Del	REP	—	2006
Depalma, Jennifer	REP	—	2006
Baum, Terry	GRE	—	2004
Dowell, Leilani	PFP	—	2004
McConnell, Paul Gregory	DEM	—	2004
German, G. Michael	REP	—	2002
Jenkel, John	REP	—	2002
Pond, Jay	GRE	—	2002
Spivack, Ira	LIB	—	2002
Bauman, Erik	LIB	—	2000
Smithstein, David	NLP	—	2000
Sparks, Adam	REP	—	2000
Martz, David J.	REP	—	1998
Raimondo, Justin	REP	—	1998
Cheung, Elsa C	REP	—	1996
Cuddihy, John Joseph Jr.	REP	—	1996
Elwood, James R	LIB	—	1996
Cleaver, Eldridge Leroy	IND	—	1994
Hefferan, Roger L	REP	—	1994
Ingraham, Robert	DEM	—	1994
Wolin, Marc	REP	—	1994
Cadabes, Cesar G	PAF	—	1992
Eigenberg, Steven	REP	—	1992
Dellums, Ronald Vincumbent	DEM	—	1990
Galewski, Barbara	REP	—	1990
Condit, Tom	PAF	—	1988
Connor, Charles	REP	—	1988
Garris, Eric	REP	—	1988
Hutchison, Claude B Jr.	REP	—	1986
Manuel, Lawrence R.	PAF	—	1986
Patterson, Miesa	NPA	—	1986
Sorensen, Leo Kjeldbjerg	REP	—	1986
Williams, Ruth L.	DEM	—	1986
Breck, Philip Stiles Jr.	REP	—	1984
Chandler, Tertius	REP	—	1984
Hughes, Charles V.	REP	—	1984
Lehmkuhl, Fred B	DEM	—	1984
Vamis, Andreas	DEM	—	1984
Lindblad, Mary True	REP	—	1982
Mikuriya, Tod	LIB	—	1980

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