# 2022 U.S. House election in California's district 21 — what pundits predicted

House · Election Day 2022-11-08 · certified.

## The ballot

- **Jim Costa (Democratic, incumbent) — won** · 54.2%
- Michael Maher (Republican) · 45.8%

Result: Jim Costa by 8.4 points (general); held by the Democratic party going in. Source: fec-2022.

## What the field called

- Jim Costa: 1 pick (won)

## Every claim about this race (1)

- **Harrison Lavelle** — Jim Costa wins CA-21 House seat (2022) — “LIKELY” (Race Winners, Nov 7, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a9dfd535-41cd-4e51-94d8-181679fa5277)