1860 United States Senate special election in California

none March 2026 November 2024 September 2023 1860 United States Senate special election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1857 United States Senate election in California 1857 1863 United States Senate election in California 1863 January 9, 1860 Majority vote of both houses needed to win Joint session Percentage Latham1 3x4.jpg Milton Latham Lecompton Democrat 97 85.09% 3x4.svg Edmund Randolph Democratic Party (United States) 14 12.28% Senator Henry Haun Democratic Party (United States) Milton Latham Lecompton Democrat 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. 14 January 1860 Joint convention https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PH18600114.2.7&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-latham+senate+assembly----1860--- Placer Herald Auburn 2 November 2024 Results Election in the legislature (joint session) Milton Latham Lecompton Democrat 97 85.09% Edmund Randolph Democratic Party (United States) 14 12.28% Oscar L. Shafter Republican Party (United States) 3 2.63% 114 100.00% References California 1860 California 1860 1860 Special California Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1860