The 1871 United States Senate election in California was held on December 20, 1871, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. In a special joint session, Republican Congressman Aaron A. Sargent was elected over Democratic State Supreme Court Justice William T. Wallace.[1]

Results

Election in the legislature (joint session)[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron A. Sargent 72 61.02%
Democratic William T. Wallace 46 38.98%
Total votes 118 100.00%

References

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_United_States_Senate_election_in_California