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1891 United States Senate election in California
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1891 United States Senate election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1885 United States Senate election in California 1885 1895 United States Senate special election in California 1895 (special) January 13, 1891 Majority vote of each house needed to win Senate Percentage House Percentage Leland Stanford, photographed in 1890 3x4.png Leland Stanford Republican Party (United States) 27 69.23% 59 75.64% U.S. Senator Stephen M. White 3x4.jpg Stephen M. White Democratic Party (United States) 12 30.77% 18 23.08% Senator Leland Stanford Republican Party (United States) Leland Stanford Republican Party (United States)
The 1891 United States Senate election in California was held on January 13, 1891, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican Senator Leland Stanford was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Lieutenant Governor Stephen M. White. 14 January 1891 Governor Stanford re-elected to the Senate https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD18910114.2.17&srpos=1&e=------189-en--20--1--txt-txIN-stanford+senate+assembly----1891--- The Press Democrat Santa Rosa 27 October 2024
Results
Election in the Senate
Leland Stanford (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 27 69.23%
Stephen M. White Democratic Party (United States) 12 30.77%
39 100.00%
Election in the Assembly
Leland Stanford (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 59 75.64%
Stephen M. White Democratic Party (United States) 18 23.08%
Ben Morgan Know Nothing 1 1.28%
78 100.00%
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