Jim Costa
DIncumbentFEC H4CA20082
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Raised this cycle$1.7M
Cash on hand: $501K
2026 race
CA-21 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Jim Costa.
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How we got here · 1 earlier contest
Primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Called by California Secretary of State (certified Statement of Vote)
Top-two primary — Jim Costa and Kyle Kirkland advanced to the general election.
- DJim Costa· inc.Advanced to general42.2%
- RKyle KirklandAdvanced to general26.3%
- RLorenzo RiosDefeated14.9%
- DLourin HubbardDefeated10.3%
- DEric GarciaDefeated5.1%
- Lance Alvin KruseDefeated1.2%
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the California Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$2.6M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Kyle Kirkland
RChallengerFEC H6CA13199
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Raised this cycle$465K
Cash on hand: $13K
Lorenzo Rios
RChallengerFEC H6CA21234
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Raised this cycle$427K
Cash on hand: $8K
Lance Alvin Kruse
IChallengerFEC H6CA21275
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Raised this cycle$2K
Cash on hand: $160
Eric Garcia
DChallengerFEC H0CA22110
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Raised this cycle$613
Cash on hand: $19
Lourin Hubbard
DChallengerFEC H6CA21259
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$2.6M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$2.6M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$5K
$400 for · $5K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Costa(D)incumbent − THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY $5K | $1.7M | — | $5K | $1.7M |
Kyle Kirkland(R) + REFORM LEADERS PAC $200 | $465K | $200 | — | $465K |
Lorenzo Rios(R) + REFORM LEADERS PAC $200 | $427K | $200 | — | $427K |
Lance Alvin Kruse | $2K | — | — | $2K |
Eric Garcia(D) | $613 | — | — | $613 |
Lourin Hubbard(D) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside CA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Jim Costa(D)80% in-state · $510K itemized
$408K in-state$103K out-of-state
Kyle Kirkland(R)81% in-state · $171K itemized
$139K in-state$32K out-of-state
Lorenzo Rios(R)84% in-state · $230K itemized
$193K in-state$37K out-of-state
Eric Garcia(D)100% in-state · $500 itemized
$500 in-state$0 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Costa | Kirkland | Rios | Kruse | Garcia | Hubbard | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | ||||||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||||||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | ||||||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | ||||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
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