California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, arrives for the first debate featuring five candidates at the University of the Pacific in Stockton.
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Republican Tom Del Beccaro, right, a candidate for U.S. Senate, talks to Sal Russo before the debate.
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Rep. Loretta Sanchez, right, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, is greeted by Sol Ricco, left, as she enters the DeRosa University Center at the University of the Pacific.
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Republican candidate Duf Sundheim talks with Kristina Lawson, center, and her daughter, Katherine, before the debate’s start.
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Members of the audience talk before the debate’s start.
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A group of protesters calling for the end of fossil fuel’s money in politics demonstrate outside the U.S. Senate debate at the University of the Pacific.
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