1873 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 November 2024 September 2023 1873 United States Senate election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1873 United States Senate special election in California 1873 (special) 1881 United States Senate election in California 1881 December 23, 1873 Majority vote of both houses needed to win Joint session Percentage Newton Booth - Brady-Handy Crop.jpg Newton Booth Anti-Monopoly Party (United States) 61 51.26% James T. Farley 3x4.jpg James T. Farley Democratic Party (United States) 37 31.09% Oscar L. Shafter 3x4.jpg Oscar L. Shafter Republican Party (United States) 20 16.81% Senator John S. Hager Democratic Party (United States) Newton Booth Anti-Monopoly Party (United States) 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. 21 December 1873 The Capital https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18731221.2.15&srpos=19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-booth+farley+senate+assembly----1873--- Daily Alta California San Francisco 4 November 2024 Results Election in the legislature (joint session) Newton Booth Anti-Monopoly Party (United States) 61 51.26% James T. Farley Democratic Party (United States) 37 31.09% Oscar L. Shafter Republican Party (United States) 20 16.81% Scattering 1 0.84% 119 100.00% References 1873 California United States Senate