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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Aaron B Rowden

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · California District 8
Filing address
San Pablo, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ROWDEN, AARON B
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 8

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 8ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6CA08256 · Principal campaign committee: ROWDEN FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$14,975.62
Total spent$14,243.07
Cash on hand−$800.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$2,640.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $11,392.50Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,583.12
  • Individual contributions$11,392.5076%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,583.1224%

Self-funding: $3,583.12 (24% of money raised): $943.12 given and $2,640.00 lent by the candidate. $1,400.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$5,592.5053%
  • Contributions over $200$5,000.0047%
  • Itemized from inside California$1,200.0016%
  • Itemized from other states$6,285.0084%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Maine $1,220.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$11K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $6,605.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,135.85YEAR-END: raised $587.50YEAR-END: spent $182.24APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $7,023.12APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $10,910.17PRE-PRIMARY: raised $500.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $205.70JULY QUARTERLY: raised $260.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $9.11OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $800.002025-092025-122026-032026-052026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

California U.S. House, District 8, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Aaron B Rowden (D)$14,975.62−$800.002026-09-30
John Garamendi (D)$582,745.60$1,231,642.662026-10-14
Nicolas Carjuzaa (D)$33,434.26$4,843.422026-06-30
Rudy Recile (R)$20,073.00$235.292026-09-30
Harinder Singh Lamba (D)$14,402.80$0.002026-04-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: ROWDEN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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