It is expected there will be no shortage of candidates looking to fill the seat now that California Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced she will not seek reelection.
In fact, there are already a pair of candidates officially running.
NBC Bay Area's Ian Cull spoke with political analysts and former Sen. Barbara Boxer about what comes next. View his report in the video player above.
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