1886 United States Senate special election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 1886 United States Senate special election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1881 United States Senate election in California 1881 1887 United States Senate election in California 1887 August 3, 1886 Majority vote of each house needed to win Senate Percentage House Percentage Abram Pease Williams, Ex-United States Senator from California Crop Edit Crop.jpg Abram Williams Republican Party (United States) 18 58.06% 52 82.54% George Hearst 3x4.jpg George Hearst Democratic Party (United States) 13 41.94% 11 17.46% Senator George Hearst Democratic Party (United States) Abram Williams Republican Party (United States) The 1886 United States Senate special election in California was held on August 3, 1886, 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 businessman Abram Williams was elected over incumbent Democratic Senator George Hearst. 3 August 1886 A San Francisco Merchant for United States Senator https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18860803.2.49.1&srpos=1&e=------188-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Abram+Williams+Senate+Assembly----1886--- Daily Alta California San Francisco 29 October 2024 Results Election in the Senate Abram Williams Republican Party (United States) 18 58.06% George Hearst Democratic Party (United States) 13 41.94% 31 100.00% Election in the Assembly Abram Williams Republican Party (United States) 52 82.54% George Hearst Democratic Party (United States) 11 17.46% 63 100.00% References California 1886 California 1886 1886 Special California Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1886