CalledUnofficial results
California's 21st District
U.S. House · California
Jim Costa won re-election by 25.3 points over Kyle Kirkland.
Top-two primary
Jim CostaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%62,615
Kyle KirklandRepublican
37.3%37,316
99,931 votes
Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jim CostaKyle Kirkland
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$464.7K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$451.6K
$500.8K
Cash on hand
$13.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jim Costa
- 99%
- Kyle Kirkland
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+19.8