Electoral history of Jim Costa

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Jim Costa is an American politician from California currently serving in the United States House of Representatives from California's 21st congressional district. Costa has served the 21st district since 2023, with him previously serving the 16th district from 2013 to 2023 and the 20th district from 2005 to 2013. [1] Costa previously served in the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1994 and in the California State Senate from 1994 to 2002. [2]

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California State Assembly

1978 California State Assembly 30th district election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa 41,157 63.8
Republican Gerald G. Hurt23,34836.2
Total votes64,505 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
1980 California State Assembly 30th district election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 52,233 67.6
Republican Carol Harner24,98932.4
Total votes77,222 100.0
Democratic hold
1982 California State Assembly 30th district election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 51,524 100.0
Total votes51,524 100.0
Democratic hold
1984 California State Assembly 30th district election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 57,397 69.9
Republican J. Gordon Kennedy24,69530.1
Total votes82,092 100.0
Democratic hold
1986 California State Assembly 30th district election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 41,271 67.3
Republican Blaine T. Anderson20,05832.7
Total votes61,329 100.0
Democratic hold
1988 California State Assembly 30th district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 57,826 71.7
Republican Gerald G. Hurt22,86128.3
Total votes80,687 100.0
Democratic hold
1990 California State Assembly 30th district election [9] [10]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 22,239 100.0
Total votes22,239 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 39,414 62.4
Republican Gerald G. Hurt23,79337.6
Total votes63,207 100.0
Democratic hold
1992 California State Assembly 30th district election [11] [12]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 13,551 61.82
Democratic Linda Morales8,37038.18
Total votes21,921 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 52,566 65.2
Republican Gerald G. Hurt28,04834.8
Total votes80,614 100.0
Democratic hold

California State Senate

1993 California State Senate 16th district special election
Vacancy resulting from the resignation of Don Rogers [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa 29,350 38.0
Republican Phil Wyman 28,214 36.5
Republican Kevin McDermott11,44214.8
Democratic Irma Carson3,2174.2
Republican Leonard C. Tekaat1,1601.5
Republican Michael McCloskey1,0411.3
Democratic Daniel Beller9781.3
Democratic Dennis J. Wilson7631.0
Republican Donald G. Heath5390.7
Democratic Jay Hanson3640.5
Republican Chris S. Binning2250.3
Total votes77,293 100.0
General election
Republican Phil Wyman 48,768 52.7
Democratic Jim Costa 43,80747.3
Independent Leonard C. Tekaat (write-in)50.0
Total votes92,580 100.0
Republican hold
1994 California State Senate 16th district election [15] [16]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa 35,071 100.0
Total votes35,071 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa 70,321 51.6
Republican Phil Wyman (incumbent)66,05348.4
Total votes136,374 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
1998 California State Senate 16th district election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 92,163 71.9
Republican Gregg Palmer 36,00528.1
Total votes128,168 100.0
Democratic hold

U.S. House of Representatives

20th district

2004 California's 20th congressional district election [18] [19]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa 24,338 73.2
Democratic Lisa Quigley8,92526.8
Total votes33,263 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa 61,005 53.5
Republican Roy Ashburn 53,23146.5
Total votes114,236 100.0
Democratic hold
2006 California's 20th congressional district election [20] [21]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 24,356 100.0
Total votes24,356 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 61,120 100.0
Total votes61,120 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 California's 20th congressional district election [22] [23]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 22,042 100.0
Total votes22,042 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 93,023 74.4
Republican Jim Lopez32,11825.6
Total votes125,141 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 California's 20th congressional district election [24] [25]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 19,599 79.3
Democratic Steve Haze5,12220.7
Total votes24,721 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 46,247 51.8
Republican Andy Vidak 43,19748.2
Total votes89,444 100.0
Democratic hold

16th district

2012 California's 16th congressional district election [26] [27]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 25,355 42.7
Republican Brian Daniel Whelan 15,053 25.3
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra6,77611.4
Republican Mark Garcia6,52911.0
Democratic Loraine Goodwin5,7039.6
Total votes59,416 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 84,649 57.4
Republican Brian Daniel Whelan62,80142.6
Total votes147,450 100.0
Democratic hold
2014 California's 16th congressional district election [28] [29]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 25,586 44.3
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra 12,542 21.7
Republican Steve Crass8,87715.4
Republican Mel Levey4,5657.9
Republican Joanna Garcia-Botelho3,8276.6
Democratic Job Melton2,3704.1
Total votes57,767 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 46,277 50.7
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra44,94349.3
Total votes91,220 100.0
Democratic hold
2016 California's 16th congressional district election [30] [31]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 52,822 55.9
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra 31,028 32.8
Republican David Rogers10,60611.2
Green Richard Gomez (write-in)130.0
Total votes94,469 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 97,473 58.0
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra70,48342.0
Total votes167,956 100.0
Democratic hold
2018 California's 16th congressional district election [32] [33]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 39,527 53.0
Republican Elizabeth Heng 35,080 47.0
Total votes74,607 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 82,266 57.5
Republican Elizabeth Heng60,69342.5
Total votes142,959 100.0
Democratic hold
2020 California's 16th congressional district election [34] [35]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 41,228 37.5
Republican Kevin Cookingham 38,652 35.2
Democratic Esmeralda Soria 23,48421.4
Democratic Kimberly Elizabeth Williams6,4585.9
Total votes109,822 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 128,690 59.4
Republican Kevin Cookingham88,03940.6
Total votes216,729 100.0
Democratic hold

21st district

2022 California's 21st congressional district election [36] [37]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 33,850 47.0
Republican Michael Maher 19,040 26.4
Democratic Matt Stoll11,93116.6
Democratic Eric Garcia7,23910.0
Total votes72,060 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 68,074 54.2
Republican Michael Maher57,57345.8
Total votes125,647 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
2024 California's 21st congressional district election [38] [39]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 42,697 53.0
Republican Michael Maher 37,935 47.0
Total votes80,632 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 102,798 52.6
Republican Michael Maher92,73347.4
Total votes195,531 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Representative Jim Costa". Congress.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jim Costa". Ballotpedia . Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1978 CA State Assembly 30". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1980 CA State Assembly 30". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1982 CA State Assembly 30". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1984 CA State Assembly 30". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "1986 CA State Assembly 30". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "1988 CA State Assembly 30". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "June 5, 1990, Primary Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "June 2, 1992, Primary Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ "November 3, 1992, General Election - Member of the State Assembly" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  13. ↑ "1993 CA State Senate 16 - Special Primary". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  14. ↑ "1993 CA State Senate 16 - Special Election". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  15. ↑ "June 7, 1994, Primary Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  16. ↑ "November 8, 1994, General Election - State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  17. ↑ "1998 CA State Senate 16". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  18. ↑ "March 2, 2004, Presidential Primary Election - Representative in Congress" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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  32. ↑ "June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election - United States Representative" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  33. ↑ "November 6, 2018, General Election - United States Representative" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  34. ↑ "March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election - United States Representative" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  35. ↑ "November 3, 2020, General Election – United States Representative" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  36. ↑ "June 7, 2022 Primary Election - United States Representative" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  37. ↑ "November 8, 2022 General Election - United States Representative" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  38. ↑ "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - United States Representative" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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