1865 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 1865 United States Senate election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1861 United States Senate election in California 1861 1871 United States Senate election in California 1871 December 16, 1865 Majority vote of both houses needed to win Joint session Percentage Cornelius Cole, Los Angeles, 1920s 3x4.jpg Cornelius Cole National Union Party (United States) 92 77.31% William Tell Coleman 3x4.jpg William T. Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 26 21.85% Senator James A. McDougall Democratic Party (United States) Cornelius Cole National Union Party (United States) The 1865 United States Senate election in California was held on December 16, 1865, 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 Congressman Cornelius Cole was elected over former Democratic State Assemblyman William Tell Coleman. 17 December 1865 Legislative Intelligence–Senatorial Election https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18651217.2.3&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Cornelius+Cole%22+Senate+Assembly----1865--- Daily Alta California San Francisco 3 November 2024 Cole was the candidate of the Union Party. 23 December 1865 The Senatorial caucus–Cornelius Cole nominated and elected https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=WBR18651223.2.8&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Cornelius+Cole%22+Senate+Assembly----1865--- Weekly Butte Record Oroville 3 November 2024 Results Election in the Legislature (joint session) Cornelius Cole National Union Party (United States) 92 77.31% William T. Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 26 21.85% Eugene Casserly Democratic Party (United States) 1 0.84% 119 100.00% References 1865 California