Schiff and Porter Locked In Tight Race for Senate

A new Los Angeles Times poll in California finds Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Katie Porter (D-CA) are nearly tied in the race for U.S. Senate and hold a strong early lead ahead of two other hopefuls, Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA).

Schiff has the support of 22%, with 20% backing Porter, 6% for Lee and 4% for Khanna.

“Under the state’s top-two primary system, voters can choose among candidates of any party, with the two who get the most votes advancing to the November election. In 2016 and 2018, two Democrats faced off in general election Senate races.”

“Because no prominent Republican has gotten into the 2024 race — or even publicly discussed entering it — this poll questioned only Democrats and nonpartisan voters about the contest.”