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Additionally, California's top-two primary system may allow two Democrats to advance to the general election, a scenario that played out in the 2016 and 2018 Senate races, though the three-way division in the 2024 Democratic field could help a Republican reach the general election.
Her departure set in motion California's first Senate election without an incumbent since 2016, and several high-profile Democratic members of Congress quickly jumped into the fray.
The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon California's admission to the Union in 1850, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1849 .
Starting in January, they will begin their six-year term in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, stands with incoming Democratic Senators on Nov. 12, 2024.
In California's battle for a U.S. Senate seat, ex-baseball player and GOP candidate Steve Garvey has raised far less money than his Democratic rivals, filings show.
It was noted by the San Francisco Chronicle that it was considered unlikely that Padilla would face any serious Republican opponent, as California's heavily Democratic lean caused potentially strong candidates, such as U.S. Representatives Mike Garcia and Young Kim, to prefer to remain in their positions rather than launch a long-shot Senate ...
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BURBANK, Calif. — Open U.S. Senate seats don’t come along often in California elections. There has been only one in the last 30 years since it turned into a safe blue state.