1860 United States Senate special election in California

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1860 United States Senate special election in California
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  1857 January 9, 1860 1863  

Majority vote of both houses needed to win
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Nominee Milton Latham Edmund Randolph
Party Lecompton Democratic Democratic
Joint session9714
Percentage85.09%12.28%

Senator before election

Henry Haun
Democratic

Elected Senator

Milton Latham
Lecompton Democratic

The 1860 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 9, 1860, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. In a special joint session, Lecompton Democratic Governor Milton Latham was elected over regular Democratic former State Assemblyman Edmund Randolph and Republican attorney Oscar L. Shafter. [1]

Results

Election in the legislature (joint session) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lecompton Democratic Milton Latham 97 85.09%
Democratic Edmund Randolph 1412.28%
Republican Oscar L. Shafter 32.63%
Total votes114 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 "Joint convention". Placer Herald. Auburn. January 14, 1860. Retrieved November 2, 2024.