Barring a major upset, Schiff is the clear frontrunner in the race to fill the seat former Sen. Dianne Feinstein held for three decades.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, left, and Republican Steve Garvey, shake hands after participating in a debate on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The two candidates for California U.S. Senate, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, meet for a live debate hosted by ABC7 on Tuesday night. Los Angeles Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and former baseball star Steve Garvey, a Republican who voted for Donald Trump, emerged from the March primary to be the next U.S.
The candidates will appear on the ballot twice, for the six-year term representing California in the upper house of Congress through 2030, and separately to serve out the final weeks of the term left vacant by Feinstein’s death in September 2023. The seat was filled the next month when Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler. She chose not to run in the scheduled election.
Democratic voters were split among a competitive field, including Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee and Katie Porter. Porter came in third with about 15% of the votes, and Lee, of Oakland, got nearly 10% of the votes. Now, Schiff is likely to pick up most of those voters as he faces a Republican in the general election.. So it’s little surprise that as November approaches, all signs point to California’s electorate strongly preferring Schiff over Garvey.
After amassing $38.5 million for his campaign, Schiff has been fundraising and campaigning for other Senate races around the country, ones that will determine who his future Capitol Hill colleagues are likely to be and determine the balance of power in Washington, D.C. Regardless, for the first time since 1992, the state will be represented in the U.S. Senate by two men.
The candidates discussed their differing positions on how to address rising housing costs, abortion, immigration and Trump’s presidency, among other things.
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