UPDATE 1-Former HP chief Fiorina running for U.S. Senate

* Fiorina to run for U.S. Senate as Republican

* Hopes to challenge four-term Democrat Barbara Boxer (Adds quotes from Fiorina, Boxer spokeswoman, previousOAKLAND)

LOS ANGELES, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Former Hewlett-Packard Co(HPQ.N) chief Carly Fiorina said on Wednesday she would run asa Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from California,seeking to unseat liberal Democrat Barbara Boxer next year.

In vying for the Republican nomination, Fiorina becomes thelatest Silicon Valley executive hoping to get on the Californiaballot next autumn.

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