Electoral history of Jim Costa

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]

California State Assembly

1978 California State Assembly 30th district election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa 41,157 63.8
Republican Gerald G. Hurt 23,348 36.2
Total votes 64,505 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
1980 California State Assembly 30th district election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 52,233 67.6
Republican Carol Harner 24,989 32.4
Total votes 77,222 100.0
Democratic hold
1982 California State Assembly 30th district election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 51,524 100.0
Total votes 51,524 100.0
Democratic hold
1984 California State Assembly 30th district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 57,397 69.9
Republican J. Gordon Kennedy 24,695 30.1
Total votes 82,092 100.0
Democratic hold
1986 California State Assembly 30th district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 41,271 67.3
Republican Blaine T. Anderson 20,058 32.7
Total votes 61,329 100.0
Democratic hold
1988 California State Assembly 30th district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 57,826 71.7
Republican Gerald G. Hurt 22,861 28.3
Total votes 80,687 100.0
Democratic hold
1990 California State Assembly 30th district election[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 22,239 100.0
Total votes 22,239 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 39,414 62.4
Republican Gerald G. Hurt 23,793 37.6
Total votes 63,207 100.0
Democratic hold
1992 California State Assembly 30th district election[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 13,551 61.82
Democratic Linda Morales 8,370 38.18
Total votes 21,921 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 52,566 65.2
Republican Gerald G. Hurt 28,048 34.8
Total votes 80,614 100.0
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa 29,350 38.0
Republican Phil Wyman 28,214 36.5
Republican Kevin McDermott 11,442 14.8
Democratic Irma Carson 3,217 4.2
Republican Leonard C. Tekaat 1,160 1.5
Republican Michael McCloskey 1,041 1.3
Democratic Daniel Beller 978 1.3
Democratic Dennis J. Wilson 763 1.0
Republican Donald G. Heath 539 0.7
Democratic Jay Hanson 364 0.5
Republican Chris S. Binning 225 0.3
Total votes 77,293 100.0
General election
Republican Phil Wyman 48,768 52.7
Democratic Jim Costa 43,807 47.3
Independent Leonard C. Tekaat (write-in) 5 0.0
Total votes 92,580 100.0
Republican hold
1994 California State Senate 16th district election[15][16]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa 35,071 100.0
Total votes 35,071 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa 70,321 51.6
Republican Phil Wyman (incumbent) 66,053 48.4
Total votes 136,374 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
1998 California State Senate 16th district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 92,163 71.9
Republican Gregg Palmer 36,005 28.1
Total votes 128,168 100.0
Democratic hold

U.S. House of Representatives

20th district

2004 California's 20th congressional district election[18][19]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa 24,338 73.2
Democratic Lisa Quigley 8,925 26.8
Total votes 33,263 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa 61,005 53.5
Republican Roy Ashburn 53,231 46.5
Total votes 114,236 100.0
Democratic hold
2006 California's 20th congressional district election[20][21]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 24,356 100.0
Total votes 24,356 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 61,120 100.0
Total votes 61,120 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 California's 20th congressional district election[22][23]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 22,042 100.0
Total votes 22,042 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 93,023 74.4
Republican Jim Lopez 32,118 25.6
Total votes 125,141 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 California's 20th congressional district election[24][25]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 19,599 79.3
Democratic Steve Haze 5,122 20.7
Total votes 24,721 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 46,247 51.8
Republican Andy Vidak 43,197 48.2
Total votes 89,444 100.0
Democratic hold

16th district

2012 California's 16th congressional district election[26][27]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 25,355 42.7
Republican Brian Daniel Whelan 15,053 25.3
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra 6,776 11.4
Republican Mark Garcia 6,529 11.0
Democratic Loraine Goodwin 5,703 9.6
Total votes 59,416 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 84,649 57.4
Republican Brian Daniel Whelan 62,801 42.6
Total votes 147,450 100.0
Democratic hold
2014 California's 16th congressional district election[28][29]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 25,586 44.3
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra 12,542 21.7
Republican Steve Crass 8,877 15.4
Republican Mel Levey 4,565 7.9
Republican Joanna Garcia-Botelho 3,827 6.6
Democratic Job Melton 2,370 4.1
Total votes 57,767 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 46,277 50.7
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra 44,943 49.3
Total votes 91,220 100.0
Democratic hold
2016 California's 16th congressional district election[30][31]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 52,822 55.9
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra 31,028 32.8
Republican David Rogers 10,606 11.2
Green Richard Gomez (write-in) 13 0.0
Total votes 94,469 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 97,473 58.0
Republican Johnny M. Tacherra 70,483 42.0
Total votes 167,956 100.0
Democratic hold
2018 California's 16th congressional district election[32][33]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 39,527 53.0
Republican Elizabeth Heng 35,080 47.0
Total votes 74,607 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 82,266 57.5
Republican Elizabeth Heng 60,693 42.5
Total votes 142,959 100.0
Democratic hold
2020 California's 16th congressional district election[34][35]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 41,228 37.5
Republican Kevin Cookingham 38,652 35.2
Democratic Esmeralda Soria 23,484 21.4
Democratic Kimberly Elizabeth Williams 6,458 5.9
Total votes 109,822 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 128,690 59.4
Republican Kevin Cookingham 88,039 40.6
Total votes 216,729 100.0
Democratic hold

21st district

2022 California's 21st congressional district election[36][37]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 33,850 47.0
Republican Michael Maher 19,040 26.4
Democratic Matt Stoll 11,931 16.6
Democratic Eric Garcia 7,239 10.0
Total votes 72,060 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 68,074 54.2
Republican Michael Maher 57,573 45.8
Total votes 125,647 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
2024 California's 21st congressional district election[38][39]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 42,697 53.0
Republican Michael Maher 37,935 47.0
Total votes 80,632 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 102,798 52.6
Republican Michael Maher 92,733 47.4
Total votes 195,531 100.0
Democratic hold

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