California 21st District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Jim CostaIncumbent
$1.34M
RKyle Kirkland
$339K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Jim Costa	D	$1,337,630	$0	$0	20%
Kyle Kirkland	R	$338,971	$0	$0	2%

$1.68M

Raised by candidates

$930K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Jim Costa (D)	$1.34M	$527K	$797K	20%	82%	$609K	521
Kyle Kirkland (R)	$339K	$212K	$0	2%	90%	$321K	93

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Jim Costa

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $1.34M
Small-dollar: 20%
In-state: 82%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Kyle Kirkland

R Republican

Raised: $339K
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 90%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.