Democrat Adam Schiff, the California representative who rose to national prominence for leading the first Trump impeachment trial, defeated Republican challenger Steve Garvey in the race for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late-Sen. Dianne Feinstein, according to the Associated Press.

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

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.