1885 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 1885 United States Senate election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1877 United States Senate election in California 1877 1891 United States Senate election in California 1891 January 28, 1885 Majority vote of both houses needed to win Joint session Percentage Leland Stanford, photographed in 1890 3x4.png Leland Stanford Republican Party (United States) 79 66.39% George Hearst 3x4.jpg George Hearst Democratic Party (United States) 37 31.09% Senator James T. Farley Democratic Party (United States) Leland Stanford Republican Party (United States) The 1885 United States Senate election in California was held on January 28, 1885, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. In a special joint session, former Republican Governor Leland Stanford was elected over former Democratic State Assemblyman George Hearst. 29 January 1885 Joint convention https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18850129.2.10&e=------188-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Stanford+Senate+Assembly----1885--- Sacramento Daily Union Sacramento 29 October 2024 Results Election in the Legislature (joint session) Leland Stanford Republican Party (United States) 79 66.39% George Hearst Democratic Party (United States) 37 31.09% James T. Farley Democratic Party (United States) 2 1.68% Niles Searls Democratic Party (United States) 1 0.84% 119 100.00% References 1885 California United States Senate