Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey was defeated by Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Tuesday in the race for the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Dianne Feinstein.

Garvey, a Republican, and Schiff, a Democrat, vied for the seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died in September 2023. Sen. Laphonza Butler, who was appointed to the seat by Gov. Gavin Newsom, decided not to run for it.

Adam Schiff (D-CA) easily defeated former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey, a Republican, Tuesday to serve out the remainder of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Senate term, which ends in January,

Schiff’s win tonight means that with Sen. Alex Padilla, who was appointed to serve out the rest of Harris’ term in 2021 and won election himself in 2022, California has two male Senators for the first time since the first year of Bill Clinton’s presidency.

Rep. Adam Schiff quickly soared to victory in California’s U.S. Senate race Tuesday, coming out ahead of former Dodgers star Steve Garvey. The contest was called by the Associated Press and other news organizations as soon as the polls closed in California.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is facing off with Republican former professional baseball player Steve Garvey in the race for the U.S. Senate seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that Steve Garvey and former Dodgers teammate Tommy John are two of eight candidates on this year’s Classic Baseball Era ballot.

BREAKING UPDATE: Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff has won the race for US Senate, beating his opponent, Republican baseball player Steve Garvey. The Associated Press called the race right at 8 p.m. when polls closed in California. Schiff led with 58.4% of the votes while Garvey gained 41.6%.

Rep. Adam Schiff cruised to victory in the Democratic stronghold of California, defeating Republican challenger Steve Garvey, the Associated Press projected, calling the race just