Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-21
Jim Costa
American politician (born 1952)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +11.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
James Manuel Costa is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district since 2023.
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He previously represented the 20th congressional district from 2005 to 2013 and the 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, his district includes most of Fresno.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- April 13, 1952 (age 74)
- Education
- California State University, Fresno, Bachelor of Arts, 1974
- San Joaquin Memorial High School
- Occupation
- advocate
- In Congress
- 11 House terms, since January 4, 2005
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, CA-21. Won.
- Jim Costa Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +11.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
2.7% of the $684,529 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.1%$18,568
- Individuals, itemized39.5%$665,961
- Other political committees (PACs)58.2%$980,217
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.2%$20,502
Employers donors listed
- COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM$10,00012 contributions
- PACHULSKI, STANG, ZIEHL & JONES$9,5003 contributions
- FAGUNDES DAIRY$7,0008 contributions
- FORHAN COMPANY$7,0002 contributions
- HACKMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
- JOSEPH GALLO FARMS$7,0002 contributions
- KALSHI$7,0002 contributions
- KASHIAN ENTERPRISES$7,0002 contributions
- ROLL GLOBAL, LLC$7,0002 contributions
- THE PENSTARGROUP$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 607937ae627b
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture
2 subcommittees
- Forestry and Horticulture
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
1 subcommittees
- Europe
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 31 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 520 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10772: Frontline Innovation ActIntroduced October 9, 2026. Latest action October 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.Res. 1611: Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".Introduced October 5, 2026. Latest action October 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.Res. 1356: A resolution commemorating the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, and for other purposes.Introduced June 10, 2026. Latest action June 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.Res. 1190: Supporting the designation of April 19 through April 25, 2026, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week".Introduced April 20, 2026. Latest action April 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 7609: Rural Development Modernization ActIntroduced February 20, 2026. Latest action February 20, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Res. 894: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that strong public education in United States history and civics is essential to preserving the Nation's founding ideals on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the United States.Introduced November 19, 2025. Latest action November 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 238a13385e0e
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- costa.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3341
- Washington office
- 2081 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0521
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, CA-21 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, CA-21 · General · won · 68,074 votes (54.2%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, CA-16 · General · won · 128,690 votes (59.4%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, CA-16 · General · won · 82,266 votes (57.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2005 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 1994 to 2002member of the State Senate of California Wikidata
- 1978 to 1994member of the California State Assembly Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q675869). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Costa
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q675869
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA20082/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jim_Costa_-_2.21.20.jpg
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://costa.house.gov/about/full-biography
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jim_Costa_119th_Congress_swearing_in.jpg
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