California · 21st District · 2026

Costa wins by 25 points

Jim Costa won re-election with 62.7%.

Live · Updated 9:29 p.m. ET, Nov. 5 · 61.8% reported

62.7

Jim Costa

61,997 votes

✓ Winner · AP call 11:31 p.m. ET, Nov. 3

37.3

Kyle Kirkland

36,838 votes

Vote share · per AP61.8% reported

62.7%37.3%

Results per AP · 02:29 UTC

Chance of winningExternal ↗

Jim Costa >99% · settled Yes

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