Trump antagonist Schiff wins California senate seat, but GOP expected to take control

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff has won the California US Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein after a lopsided, low-key contest.

The Jewish Los Angeles-area congressman, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, defeated Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey, who had tried to parlay his sports celebrity into a political upset.

Schiff shaped his campaign around national issues including abortion rights while continuing to play a foil to Trump, calling the former president a threat to democracy.

New York’s George Latimer, who was heavily backed by pro-Israel group AIPAC in a June primary against US Rep. Jamaal Bowman, beats Republican Dr. Miriam Levitt Flisser.

In Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno is projected to beat incumbent Sherrod Brown, flipping a second seat for Republicans and likely giving them a majority in the chamber.

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