Top Trump foe Adam Schiff locks down easier path to U.S. Senate
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Republican Steve Garvey (left) will face Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff in November. Photos: Mario Tama/Getty Images; Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey topped the primary field in California's U.S. Senate race Tuesday, advancing to a November general election.
Why it matters: The second place finish by Garvey, a Major League Baseball legend, makes it likely that solidly-Democratic California will send Schiff to the Senate next year.
- Garvey's outsider campaign bested that of Rep. Katie Porter's (D-Calif.), who struggled to find a lane between Schiff's mainstream appeal and Rep. Barbara Lee's (D-Calif.) progressive message.
- Schiff was the top vote-getter in Tuesday's primary contest after entering as the polling favorite.
The big picture: For the first time in decades, Californians will not be represented by a woman in the Senate.
- Whoever wins the November election will fill the seat left by longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who passed away last September at the age of 90.
- Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) was appointed to the position but decided not to run for a full term.
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