1852 United States Senate special election in California

1852 United States Senate special election in California
Majority vote of both houses needed to win
Senator before election; None; (Legislature failed to elect);	Elected Senator ; John B. Weller; Democratic

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.^[1]

Results

Election in the Legislature (joint session)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Weller	71	80.68%
	Whig	Pierson B. Reading	17	19.32%
Total votes			88	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b Journal of the Proceedings of the Assembly (PDF). p. 132.

[weller-1] Journal of the Proceedings of the Assembly (PDF). p. 132.

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