Two Democrats to face off in fall for U.S. Senate race in California; Republicans shut out
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican candidates were shut out Tuesday in the race for California's open U.S. Senate seat, but GOP voters could play a key role in November in determining which of two Democratic women goes to Washington.
Attorney General Kamala Harris won a commanding victory in Tuesday's primary to claim one of two runoff spots, winning all but a handful of the state's 58 counties.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks at a news conference on May 17, 2013 at the Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles, California. Harris hosted a meeting of the state's district attorneys to develop recommendations on reducing gun vio
Fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez, a member of the House representing an area of Orange County, notched a second-place finish that gives her another chance against Harris this fall.
House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) (C) talks with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno before a hearing about the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
There were 12 little-known Republicans on the ballot. In the general election, the party's 4.9 million voters will be trying to figure out what to do with only two Democrats on the ballot to pick from.
Donald Trump's candidacy could determine whether Republicans get energized or stay home.