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2026 California General Election

U.S. House, District 21

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Results are unofficial until certified. California counts mail ballots for weeks; totals change until certification on December 11.

U.S. House

U.S. House, District 21

  • Jim CostaD92,21664.1%Leading
  • Kyle KirklandR51,75035.9%

Costa leads Kirkland by 40,466 votes (28.1 points).

Late count: Costa took 66.8% of the 57,360 votes counted since election night, Kirkland 33.2%.

All precincts in · ballots still being counted

As of · California Secretary of State · unofficial

How the count came in Jim Costa has led since the first report.
0%20%40%60%80%Costa 64.1%Kirkland 35.9%8:05 pmNov 12100% of precincts
Who’s ahead, report by report Jim Costa has not trailed Kyle Kirkland at any report.
+300−30Costa aheadKirkland aheadCosta +28.18:05 pmNov 12
Election night and the count since Election night: Costa ahead by 21,142 votes. Counted since: Costa ahead by 19,324 votes.

Election night · 86,606 votes

Costa 62.2% · Kirkland 37.8%

Counted since · 57,360 votes

Costa 66.8% · Kirkland 33.2%

Net gain in each count Costa out-gained Kirkland in 13 of the 15 counts.

Costa gained more · Kirkland gained more

  1. 8:05 pmCosta +15,542Lead: Costa +15,542
  2. 9:17 pmCosta +57Lead: Costa +15,599
  3. 9:55 pmKirkland +4Lead: Costa +15,595
  4. 10:25 pmCosta +9Lead: Costa +15,604
  5. 11:13 pmKirkland +64Lead: Costa +15,540
  6. 11:29 pmCosta +3,965Lead: Costa +19,505
  7. 11:55 pmCosta +649Lead: Costa +20,154
  8. 12:05 amCosta +581Lead: Costa +20,735
  9. 1:19 amCosta +407Lead: Costa +21,142
  10. Nov 5Costa +4,017Lead: Costa +25,159
  11. Nov 6Costa +140Lead: Costa +25,299
  12. Nov 9Costa +718Lead: Costa +26,017
  13. Nov 10Costa +12,403Lead: Costa +38,420
  14. Nov 11Costa +958Lead: Costa +39,378
  15. Nov 12Costa +1,088Lead: Costa +40,466

By county

County returns arrive after the first report.

Turnout so far

55.4% of registered voters

12,894,150 ballots counted in California, 55.4% of 23,273,590 registered voters.

  • 2022 final: 50.8% (11,146,620 ballots)
  • 2018 final: 64.5% (12,712,542 ballots)

Already higher than 2022’s final turnout. More ballots than in 2022 or 2018.

Counties keep counting mail and provisional ballots for weeks after election day, so this share keeps rising.

Ballots left to count

907,305 ballots left to count in California

12,709,005 counted, 907,305 left.

  • Mail ballots received by election day664,711
  • Mail ballots that arrived later or came from another county70,387
  • Provisional ballots23,943
  • Same-day registration ballots96,347
  • Ballots to remake or review51,500
  • Ballots cast at voting locations417

108,401 more ballots wait for voters to fix a signature. They are not in the count above.

CountyLeftTo fix a signatureNext update
Riverside193,50013,657Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 pm
San Diego120,0008,500Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 pm
Sacramento93,0083,500Fri, Nov 13, 4:15 pm
Sonoma43,728907Fri, Nov 13, 3:00 pm
Placer40,2971,775Fri, Nov 13, 4:00 pm
Los Angeles37,80014,500Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm
Fresno37,3005,200Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm
Ventura36,4033,610Mon, Nov 16, 5:00 pm
Stanislaus35,472949Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 pm
Tulare32,0052,240Thu, Nov 12, 7:30 pm
Kern30,0542,016Tue, Nov 17, 5:00 pm
San Luis Obispo24,739634Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 pm

41 more counties have 182,999 ballots left.

California Secretary of State, estimated unprocessed ballots, as of Nov 12, 5:35 pm. The state’s report can trail a county’s own count by up to a day.