2026 elections · California

California U.S. House, district 21

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid D (Cook: Likely D; Sabato: Likely D; Inside Elections: Solid D; DDHQ: Solid D; The Economist: Solid D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Jim Costa

Raised
$1,338,630
From individuals
$527,722
From PACs and other committees
$796,717
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$938,778
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

251 committees reported giving $855,108 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $22K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $4K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $3K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Kyle Kirkland

Raised
$338,971
From individuals
$211,511
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$127,459
Cash on hand
$17,934
Debts
$33,141

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Jim CostaDemocrat$1,338,630$938,778$0$0
Kyle KirklandRepublican$338,971$17,934$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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