2024 United States Senate elections in California

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The 2024 United States Senate elections in California will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of California. There will be two ballot items for the same Class 1 seat: a special election to fill the seat for the final weeks of the 118th United States Congress (ending on January 3, 2025), and a general election for a full term that starts on January 3, 2025, starting in the 119th United States Congress. California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary, in which all candidates regardless of party affiliation appear on the same primary ballot and the two highest-placing candidates advance to the general election.^[1]

Incumbent Senator Laphonza Butler was appointed to the Senate by Gavin Newsom in October 2023 after fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein died in office, having served in the Senate since 1992. Two Democratic U.S. representatives, Katie Porter of Irvine and Adam Schiff of Los Angeles, entered the race before Feinstein announced that she would retire at the end of her term.^[2]^[3] A third, Barbara Lee of Oakland, announced her campaign on February 21, 2023.^[4] On October 19, 2023, Butler announced that she would not seek election to either a full Senate term or to finish the final two months of Feinstein's term.^[5]

Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024, during Super Tuesday.^[6] Schiff advanced to both the general and special elections, along with Republican former baseball player Steve Garvey. The winner will become the first male U.S. senator from this seat since John Seymour left office in 1992.^[7]

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^ "Primary Elections in California". California Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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^ Hubler, Shawn (October 19, 2023). "Laphonza Butler Will Not Run for Senate in 2024". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Kapur, Sahil (March 5, 2024). "Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey advance to the general election in California's Senate race". NBC News. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[2] "Primary Elections in California". California Secretary of State. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

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[butler-6] Hubler, Shawn (October 19, 2023). "Laphonza Butler Will Not Run for Senate in 2024". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[7] "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[8] Kapur, Sahil (March 5, 2024). "Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey advance to the general election in California's Senate race". NBC News. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

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