1873 United States Senate election in California

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1873 United States Senate election in California
First Bear Flag of California (1846).svg
  1873 (special) December 23, 1873 1881  

Majority vote of both houses needed to win
  Newton Booth - Brady-Handy Crop.jpg James T. Farley 3x4.jpg Oscar L. Shafter 3x4.jpg
Nominee Newton Booth James T. Farley Oscar L. Shafter
Party Anti-Monopoly Democratic Republican
Joint session613720
Percentage51.26%31.09%16.81%

Senator before election

John S. Hager
Democratic

Elected Senator

Newton Booth
Anti-Monopoly

The 1873 United States Senate election in California was held on December 23, 1873, 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, Republican Governor Newton Booth was elected over Democratic State Senator James T. Farley and former Republican State Supreme Court Justice Oscar L. Shafter. [1]

Results

Election in the legislature (joint session) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Anti-Monopoly John S. Hager 61 51.26%
Democratic James T. Farley 3731.09%
Republican Oscar L. Shafter 2016.81%
Scattering10.84%
Total votes119 100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Capital". Daily Alta California . San Francisco. December 21, 1873. Retrieved November 4, 2024.