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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 .
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.
The race for California's first open Senate seat in eight years unofficially started when Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Democrat and former EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler to the seat shortly ...
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.
California voters were deciding between Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey in the race to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate.
The table does not include appointments or special elections, though it does include elections that occurred upon a state delegation's admission or readmission to the Senate. The table also includes elections that filled vacancies to unexpired terms that had never been filled due to legislative deadlock or an elected candidate's failure to qualify.
California Democrat Adam Schiff won a U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The Los Angeles-area congressman defeated Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey have advanced to the general election in the open primary for California’s open Senate seat, setting up an uphill battle for the state’s ...