1881 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 1881 United States Senate election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1873 United States Senate election in California 1873 1886 United States Senate special election in California 1886 (special) January 12, 1881 Majority vote of each house needed to win Senate Percentage House Percentage John Franklin Miller by Pach Alt 3x4.png John Franklin Miller Republican Party (United States) 27 67.50% 42 53.16% William T. Wallace CSCHS 3x4.jpg William T. Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 11 27.50% 34 43.04% HenryGeorgeEdit.jpg Henry George Workingmen's Party of California 2 5.00% 0 0.00% Senator Newton Booth Anti-Monopoly Party John Franklin Miller Republican Party (United States) The 1881 United States Senate election in California was held on January 12, 1881, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Republican Union Army General John Franklin Miller was elected over Democratic California chief justice William T. Wallace. 12 January 1881 Formal Election of General Miller. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MP18810112.2.5&srpos=1&e=------188-en--20--1--txt-txIN-miller+senate----1881--- Santa Barbara Daily Press Santa Barbara 6 October 2024 Results Election in the Senate John Franklin Miller Republican Party (United States) 27 67.50% William T. Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 11 27.50% Henry George Workingmen's Party of California 2 5.00% 40 100.00% Election in the Assembly 12 January 1881 The Legislature https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH18810112.2.6.1&srpos=2&e=------188-en--20--1--txt-txIN-George+Wallace+Miller+Senate+Assembly----1881--- Los Angeles Herald Los Angeles 29 October 2024 John Franklin Miller Republican Party (United States) 42 53.16% William T. Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 34 43.04% Campbell Polson Berry Democratic Party (United States) 2 2.53% Caius T. Ryland Democratic Party (United States) 1 1.27% 79 100.00% References 1881 California United States Senate