Adam Schiff, Republican Steve Garvey Advance In California’s U.S. Senate Race

Democratic candidate Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican candidate Steve Garvey emerged victorious in California’s U.S. Senate race, setting up a general election for November.

Firmly Democratic California will likely send Schiff to the U.S. Senate the following year due to Garvey’s second-place finish.

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who found it difficult to balance Schiff’s mainstream appeal and Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-Calif.) progressive message, lost to Garvey’s outsider campaign.

After leading the polls going into the primary on Tuesday, Schiff emerged as the clear winner.
The big picture: Californians will not have a female senatorial representative for the first time in many years.

The victor of the November election will take over Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) former post. Feinstein passed away in September of last year at the age of 90.