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Schiff defeats Garvey to claim Feinstein's Senate seat
Some Southland congressional races remain too close to call
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s expected, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff scored an easy victory over Republican former Dodger Steve Garvey and will claim the U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Dianne Feinstein. Schiff, D-Burbank, was considered a heavy favorite throughout the campaign to win the seat in Democratheavy California, although both he and Garvey each earned about one-third of the vote during the March primary election. Both candidates actually appeared twice on Tuesday's ballot — once in the race to fill out the remainder of Feinstein's term, which ends in January, and again in the race for another six-year term. The latest vote tally as of early Wednesday morning showed Schiff with about 59% of the vote to Garvey's 41% in both races. Schiff spoke to supporters gathered at his campaign headquarters Tuesday night to claim victory, saying he was replacing a "giant" in the U.S. Senate in Feinstein. "I am so humbled to be your next United States Senator," he said. "Thank you California. I will spend every day trying to repay the trust that you have placed in me by serving this golden state with all my heart and soul." A vocal opponent of Donald Trump, Schiff said that regardless of who won the presidency in Tuesday's election, "we know there will be serious challenges facing the state of California and
Adam Schiff declares victory in the U.S. Senate race. | Photo courtesy of Adam Schiff/Facebook The U.S. Capitol building. | Photo courtesy of Architect of the
the country. Regardless of the outcome, regardless of the way people may have voted, I want to make one thing clear — as your senator I am committed to standing up for every Californian. ... "And my promise to you is that I'm going to deliver on day one, week one, year one, and keep on delivering for this amazing state," he said. "Because together there is no challenge that we cannot overcome. We leave no community behind. We do not stop, we do not rest until all our citizens have a safe place to live, clean water to drink, clean air to breathe, safe neighborhoods to raise their children, good hospitals, clinics and healthcare and the best public schools in the world. "In pursuit of this dream for all our people I will not rest, California. In the Senate I will be a champion and voice for all Californians, whether you voted
for me or not, whether you live in the big city or a small county, whether you grew up here or came to America searching for a better life. We are going to build more affordable housing so you aren't forced to choose between your rent and putting food on the table. "We are going to ensure that our fellow neighbors do not have to sleep on the street. We are going to help hard-working families by lowering costs. We are going to fight tooth and nail to protect abortion access and defense democracy and our freedoms." Garvey, meanwhile, spoke to his supporters in Rancho Mirage and thanked them for their work during the campaign. "In baseball, like in many professional sports, there's a tradition of members of the opposing team to congratulate the winners," he said. "Often times with a hand-
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shake on the field or even a visit to the opponent's clubhouse. ... In that same spirit I congratulate Congressman Adam Schiff on his victory. Using their enormous power the voters have elected him the next U.S. senator from California. And I respect that and wish him good choices for all of the people in the years to come. ... "I want you to know that despite the outcome that when the counting is over we will have gotten the fourth most number of votes in the country. This means that everyone in California does have a voice. And it will only grow louder and louder." When Feinstein died in September 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed former Emily's List President Laphonza Butler to serve out most of the remainder of her term in the Senate, until
ith Southern California in the national spotlight over the battle for control of the House of Representatives, numerous local congressional races remained too close to call Wednesday as vote-counting continued. In Orange County's 45th congressional district, incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Huntington Beach, held a narrow lead with 52.5% of the vote over Democrat Derek Tran. Steel had an edge of about 11,000 votes. It was unclear how many ballots still remain to be counted in the various congressional districts. The 45th District race featured heated exchanges, with Steel, who is Korean, at one point saying she was "more Vietnamese" than Tran, an Army veteran who said his "parents fled the Communist regime in Vietnam." Vietnamese voters are a key Republican bloc in the district, and Steel in the past has allied herself politically with former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, who resigned his seat and pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge last week. In the 47th Congressional District, Republican former Assemblyman Scott Baugh held a roughly 3,000-vote lead over Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine. Baugh had 50.6% of the vote as of Wednesday morning, while Min had 49.4%. Baugh lost to Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, in the race two years ago. The race between Democrat Will Rollins and Rep. Ken
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