The four top candidates vying to win the United States Senate seat held for decades by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will take to the debate stage on Monday, Feb. 12. The debate will be held in San Francisco and moderated by Frank Buckley and Nikki Laurenzo of Inside California Politics.
Monday’s debate will air live on KTLA 5, KTLA+, and KTLA.com from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. and across Nexstar’s California television stations and digital platforms, including KRON-TV in San Francisco, KSWB-TV in San Diego, KTXL-TV in Sacramento, KSEE-TV in Fresno, and KGET-TV in Bakersfield.
| Station | Network | Market | Station Website | Social |
| KRON-TV | CW | San Francisco | KRON4.com | @KRON4NEWS |
| KTLA-TV | CW | Los Angeles | KTLA.com | @KTLA |
| KSWB-TV | FOX | San Diego | FOX5sandiego.com | @FOX5SanDiego |
| KTXL-TV | FOX | Sacramento | FOX40.com | @FOX40 |
| KSEE-TV | NBC | Fresno | Yourcentralvalley.com | @KSEE24 |
| KGET-TV | NBC | Bakersfield | KGET.com | @KGETnews |
The three leading Democratic candidates, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Rep. Katie Porter (D-Orange County) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) will be joined onstage by leading Republican contender Steve Garvey.
Candidates participating in the debate have met specific campaign and fundraising thresholds. For more on the criteria for qualifying for Monday’s debate, click here.
Recent polls have seen Schiff maintaining his front-runner status, with Garvey and Porter virtually tied for second and Lee trailing behind. The top two candidates in California’s March 5 primary will face each other in November’s general election.
