1895 United States Senate special election in California

1895 United States Senate special election in California

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Majority vote of each house needed to win
 
Nominee George C. Perkins M. H. de Young John Daggett
Party Republican Republican Democratic
Senate 20 4 5
Percentage 50.00% 10.00% 12.50%
House 42 12 7
Percentage 54.55% 15.58% 9.09%

 
Nominee William W. Foote Jacob H. Neff James G. Maguire
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
Senate 2 0 2
Percentage 5.00% 0.00% 5.00%
House 7 5 0
Percentage 9.09% 6.49% 0.00%

Senator before election

George C. Perkins
Republican

Elected Senator

George C. Perkins
Republican

The 1895 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 23, 1895, 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 George Clement Perkins, who was appointed by Governor Henry Markham to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Leland Stanford in 1893, was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating newspaper publisher and fellow Republican M. H. de Young, Democratic former Lieutenant Governor John Daggett, and several other minor challengers.[1]

Results

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Election in the Senate[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George C. Perkins (inc.) 20 50.00%
Democratic John Daggett 5 12.50%
Republican M. H. de Young 4 10.00%
Democratic William W. Foote 2 5.00%
Democratic James G. Maguire 2 5.00%
Scattering 7 17.50%
Total votes 40 100.00%
Election in the Assembly[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George C. Perkins (inc.) 42 54.55%
Republican M. H. de Young 12 15.58%
Democratic John Daggett 7 9.09%
Democratic William W. Foote 7 9.09%
Republican Jacob H. Neff 5 6.49%
Scattering 4 5.19%
Total votes 77 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Perkins is Senator". Oroville Weekly Mercury. Oroville. January 25, 1895. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "George C. Perkins". Amador Ledger-Dispatch. Jackson. January 25, 1895. Retrieved October 26, 2024.