Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey advance to California's US Senate general election, defeating progressive rival Katie Porter.
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
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Garvey, who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in 1981, says he wants to revive the “heartbeat” of that once-great state. In a December interview with Fox News, Garvey explained why he entered the race as a Republican while dismissing opponents who he said only want to represent half of the state.