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California's 8th congressional district

U.S. House district for California

U.S. House district for California

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stateCalifornia
district number8
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries
representativeJohn Garamendi
partyDemocratic
residenceWalnut Grove
population748,589
population year2024
median income$95,876
percent white24.0
percent hispanic35.2
percent black15.1
percent asian18.3
percent more than one race5.7
percent other race1.9
cpviD+24

| |From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections | |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections | percent more than one race = 5.7 California's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, Democrat John Garamendi represents the district. Currently, the 8th district includes parts of the Bay Area counties of Contra Costa County and Solano County, including the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, Richmond and parts of Martinez.

Competitiveness

Before the 2011 redistricting, the 8th district was a Democratic stronghold. It gave John Kerry his best performance in California in 2004, backing the Democrat with 84.2% of the vote. Barack Obama continued on this trend in 2008 when he received 85.22% of the vote in the district while John McCain received 12.38%.

The 8th district from 2013-2023 was located in a politically conservative region of the state with a "Strongly Republican" Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+10. The Cook Political Report ranked it the 87th most Republican-leaning congressional district in the United States.

In the 2012 election, the first after the state's adoption of top-two primaries, the 8th district was one of only two in California where two Republicans faced each other in a runoff election. In 2018, it was the only such California district. In 2022, the district was moved to the northern San Francisco Bay Area and became solidly Democratic.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 76% - 24%
2010GovernorBrown 71% - 25%
Lt. GovernorNewsom 67% - 25%
Secretary of StateBowen 69% - 23%
Attorney GeneralHarris 64% - 28%
TreasurerLockyer 72% - 21%
ControllerChiang 71% - 21%
2012PresidentObama 78% - 22%
2014GovernorBrown 77% - 23%
2016PresidentClinton 75% - 19%
2018GovernorNewsom 75% - 25%
Attorney GeneralBecerra 76% - 24%
2020PresidentBiden 76% - 22%
2022Senate (Reg.)Padilla 75% - 25%
GovernorNewsom 74% - 26%
Lt. GovernorKounalakis 74% - 26%
Secretary of StateWeber 75% - 25%
Attorney GeneralBonta 74% - 26%
TreasurerMa 74% - 26%
ControllerCohen 71% - 29%
2024PresidentHarris 70% - 27%
Senate (Reg.)Schiff 72% - 28%

Composition

FIPS County CodeCountySeatPopulation
13Contra CostaMartinez1,161,413
95SolanoFairfield451,716

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 8th district is located in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area counties of Contra Costa and Solano. The area in Contra Costa County includes the north side of the cities of Antioch and Martinez; the cities of Pittsburg, Richmond, San Pablo, El Cerrito, Pinole, and Hercules; and the census-designated places Kensington, East Richmond Heights, North Richmond, Rollingwood, El Sobrante, Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, Bayview, Rodeo, Crockett, Port Costa, and Bay Point. The area in Solano County includes part of the city of Vacaville; the entirety of the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, Suisun City, and Benicia; and the census-designated places Green Valley and Elmira.

Contra Costa County is split between this district and the 10th district. They are partitioned by Grizzly Peak Blvd, Seaview Trail, Camino Pablo, Bear Creek Rd, San Pablo Creek, Bear Creek, Brianes Reservoir, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Highway 4, Alhambra Ave, Pacheco Blvd, Grandview Ave, Central Ave, Imhoff Dr, Bares Ave, Mount Diablo Creek, Union Pacific, Contra Costa Canal, 4WD Rd, Bailey Rd, James Donlon Blvd, Cambridge Dr, Reseda Way, S Royal links Cir, Carpinteria Dr, Barmouth Dr, Hillcrest Ave, Highway 4, and Highway 160.

Solano County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by Soda Springs Rd, Union Pacific, Alamo Dr, Leisure Town Rd, Hawkins Rd, Bay Area Exxextric, Shilo Rd, Collinsville Rd, and Montezuma Slough.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

  • Vallejo – 126,090
  • Fairfield – 119,881
  • Richmond – 116,448
  • Antioch – 115,291
  • Vacaville – 102,386
  • Pittsburg – 76,416
  • Martinez – 37,287
  • San Pablo – 32,127
  • Suisun City – 29,518
  • Benicia – 27,131
  • Hercules – 26,016
  • El Cerrito – 25,962
  • Bay Point – 23,896
  • Pinole – 19,022
  • El Sobrante – 15,524

2,500 – 10,000 people

  • Rodeo – 9,653
  • Kensington – 5,428
  • Tara Hills – 5,364
  • North Richmond – 4,175
  • East Richmond Heights – 3,460
  • Crockett – 3,242
  • Montalvin Manor – 3,099
  • Rollingwood – 3,015

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyDatesCong
ress(es)Electoral historyCounties
District created March 4, 1903
[[File:Capt. M. J. Daniels 1902.jpg100px]]
Milton J. Daniels
(Riverside)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1902.
Retired.1903–1913
Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura
[[File:Sylvester Clark Smith, California Congressman.jpg100px]]
Sylvester C. Smith
(Bakersfield)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
January 26, 1913Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
VacantnowrapJanuary 27, 1913 –
March 3, 1913
[[File:Hayes, Hon. E.A. Trim.jpg100px]]
Everis A. Hayes
(San Jose)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.1913–1933
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Ventura
[[File:HughSHersman.jpg100px]]
Hugh S. Hersman
(Gilroy)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
[[File:ArthurMFree.jpg100px]]
Arthur M. Free
(San Jose)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
[[File:John Joseph McGrath 1940 Edit.jpg100px]]
John J. McGrath
(San Mateo)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.1933–1943
Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
[[File:Jack Z. Anderson, 1950.jpg100px]]
Jack Z. Anderson
(San Juan Bautista)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1953Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
1943–1953
San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
[[File:George P. Miller, 1950.jpg100px]]
George P. Miller
(Alameda)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1973Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Lost renomination.1953–1975
Alameda outside Oakland
[[File:Fortney Pete Stark.jpg100px]]
Pete Stark
(Danville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975Elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Rondellums105th.jpg100px]]
Ron Dellums
(Berkeley)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1993Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the .1975–1983
Alameda (Oakland)
1983–1993
Alameda (Oakland), southwestern Contra Costa
[[File:Speaker Nancy Pelosi.jpg100px]]
Nancy Pelosi
(San Francisco)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .1993–2003
Most of San Francisco
2003–2013:
[[File:United States House of Representatives, California District 8.png300px]]
Most of San Francisco
[[File:Paul Cook official portrait.jpg100px]]
Paul Cook
(Yucca Valley)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2013 –
December 7, 2020Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Resigned when elected to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.2013–2023
[[File:California US Congressional District 8 (since 2013).tif300px]]
Inyo, Mono, most of San Bernardino
VacantnowrapDecember 7, 2020 –
January 3, 2021
[[File:Jay Obernolte 117th U.S Congress.jpg100px]]
Jay Obernolte
(Big Bear Lake)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023Elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:John Garamendi portrait (118th Congress).jpg100px]]
John Garamendi
(Walnut Grove)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2023 –
presentRedistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.2023–present
[[File:California's 8th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
Parts of Contra Costa and Solano

Election results

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References

References

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  2. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
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  7. (8 November 2022). "Supplement to Statement of Vote".
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