The two men vying to represent California in the U.S. Senate will face off on Tuesday night in the only debate of the general election.

Republican Steve Garvey, 75, and Democrat Adam B. Schiff, 64, meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. on stage during a forum discussion hosted by KABC-TV in Los Angeles and co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of California. do.

Garvey and Schiff participated in three debates this spring during the Senate primary race, sharing the stage with Democratic Sens. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee.

Representing California in the Senate is one of the most coveted jobs in Golden State politics, and the seat is rarely open. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein served in the Senate for more than 30 years, from her election in 1992 until her death last year.

Opinion polls show Schiff with a wide lead heading into the Nov. 5 election.

Mr. Schiff came in first place in the primary election for a six-year Senate term with 31.6% of the vote, followed by Mr. Garvey in a close second with 31.5%. In the primary election to fill the remainder of Feinstein’s term, which ends in January, Garvey came in first with 33.2% of the vote, followed by Schiff in second with 29.3%. LaFonza Butler currently holds the seat on an interim basis.

How to watch the Senate debate

The debate will be broadcast live on KABC and other ABC affiliates across the state, and will also be livestreamed on abc7.com. univision34.com And about the League of Women Voters California Education Fund. YouTube channel. The debate will also be streamed on the KABC platform on Roku, Apple TV, and Google TV.

Univision Los Angeles will rebroadcast the Forum in Spanish on KMEX-TV at noon Wednesday.

Who are the California Senate candidates?

Mr. Schiff, 64, has represented parts of Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley for nearly 30 years, first as a state representative in Sacramento and then as a member of Congress since 2001.

Garvey, 75, of Palm Desert, is best known in Southern California not for his politics but for his 18 years as a first baseman with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. He calls himself a “moderate conservative.”

Who is moderating the discussion?

The debate will be moderated by KABC News anchor Mark Brown.

He will be joined by three journalists from across the state. Kristen Gee is an anchor at Bay Area ABC affiliate KGO-TV. Warren Armstrong, anchor of Fresno ABC affiliate KFSN-TV. and Univision Los Angeles anchor Gabriela Tessier.