John Garamendi

Democrat. Harris won California in 2024. Flagged as a 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 83; Born January 24, 1945.
Lean: D+19; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2009; Served since November 3, 2009.
Cash on hand: $1.23M; $1,231,643. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Rudy Recile (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Advanced, first

54.4% in the top-two primary, June 2. Rudy Recile (R) also advanced, with 27.8%.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto, 1.50 million homes. The district is 10.6% of the market; 2 markets in all.

2026 primary: $364K spent, $2.04 a vote

2024 general: $294K spent, $1.08 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the Armed Services subcommittee on Readiness

Committees: Armed Services · Transportation and Infrastructure

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 73.97%
Victory margin: +47.94 pts
Harris, 2024: 70.15% · +43.58 pts

Margin 4.36 points above Harris. Vote share 3.82 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Rudy Recile. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$1.1M	40%	$1.1M
2022	$1.1M	41%	$1.1M
2024	$1.1M	50%	$1.3M

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 7
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 4
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 22
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 4
Conservative average, out of 100: 9.3
Progressive average, out of 100: 91.7 (LCV 92, Progressive Punch 93, Stop Corruption Now 90)
IAP Action score, immigration: -102, rank 280 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.