US Senate: A general election foretold after Schiff and Garvey emerge from contentious primary

Los Angeles Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and former baseball star Steve Garvey, a Republican who voted for Donald Trump, emerged from the March primary to be the next U.S. senator from California nearly tied with about 2.3 million votes each. But barring a major upset, Schiff is the clear frontrunner this November in the race to fill the seat former Sen. Dianne Feinstein held for three decades.

“Ever since California turned to a top-two primary system, real action has usually been in the spring...