1852 United States Senate special election in California

none March 2026 November 2024 September 2023 1852 United States Senate special election in California presidential no First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1849 United States Senate elections in California 1849 1857 United States Senate election in California 1857 January 30, 1852 Majority vote of both houses needed to win Joint session Percentage John Weller High Res (cropped).jpg John B. Weller Democratic Party (United States) 71 80.68% Major P. B. Reading Crop.jpg Pierson B. Reading Whig Party (United States) 17 19.32% Senator None(Legislature failed to elect) John B. Weller Democratic Party (United States) The 1852 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 30, 1852, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Legislators had previously attempted to elect a Senator in 1851, but could not reach a majority for a single candidate. In a special joint session, former Democratic Congressman from Ohio John B. Weller was elected over previous Whig candidate for Governor Pierson B. Reading.https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1852/Volumes/1852_jnl.PDF#page=132 Journal of the Proceedings of the Assembly 132 Results Election in the Legislature (joint session) John B. Weller Democratic Party (United States) 71 80.68% Pierson B. Reading Whig Party (United States) 17 19.32% 88 100.00% References California 1852 California 1852 1852 Special California Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1852