Republican Steve Garvey will face off against California Rep. Adam Schiff for the Golden State's Senate seat this November.
Fellow Democratic California Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee have been edged out of the upcoming general election following last night's Senate primary election.
Schiff, a Democrat, led Garvey by 7 points with just under a 227,000-vote difference between the two.
Porter trailed Schiff by 21.8 points, followed by Lee, who secured 7.1% of total votes cast in the state.
During a late February interview leading up to Tuesday's California Senate primary, Porter cautioned against Garvey advancing to California's November general election.
"A Schiff-Porter match up ... will guarantee a competitive election all the way through November," Porter told Fox 11's Elex Michaelson. "It means that their future senator will be talking about the issues that matter to them. We'll be traveling the state. We'll be listening to Californians, talking to small business owners, nonprofits. Focusing on the issues that are challenging us including homelessness, crime, [and] border security."
"If it's a Schiff-Garvey match up, the race is basically over March 5th," she continued. "I think that is really bad for California and it's really bad for little-d Democracy."
"We do best when we have competitive elections," Porter added.
Michaelson pushed back by suggesting Californian Republicans would like to have a candidate of their own in the general election, though Porter insisted Garvey was not running a competitive campaign.
"The only communications from Steve Garvey to voters are coming from Democrat Adam Schiff," Porter continued. "It's about taking the best qualified woman, who's competitive in the race, who can win in November, off the ballot."
Porter threw criticism toward Garvey and Schiff while speaking to her camp after last night's election.
"Our opponents threw everything, every trick, millions of dollars, every trick in the playbook to knock us off our feet," she said. "But I'm still standing in high heels."
Porter reiterated her criticism of Schiff's campaign, highlighting Garvey rather than his own Democratic agenda.
Garvey touted his advancement to the November general election as the "California comeback" during his Tuesday night victory speech.
"What you all are feeling tonight is what it's like to hit a walk off home run," Garvey said. "Keep in mind, this is the first game of a doubleheader, so keep the evening of November 5th open as we will celebrate again."
Garvey and Schiff will face off for California's Senate seat that was held by Dianne Feinstein for 30 years before her 2023 passing. Republicans have not won a United States Senate seat in California since 1988.
