1871 United States Senate election in California

(Redirected from 1872 United States Senate election in California)

December 20, 1871

Majority vote of both houses needed to win


Nominee	Aaron A. Sargent	William T. Wallace
Party	Republican	Democratic
Joint session	72	46
Percentage	61.02%	38.98%

Senator before election

Cornelius Cole
Republican

Elected Senator

Aaron A. Sargent
Republican

Elections in California

Federal government

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State governmentExecutive

Governor
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Mayor
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Long Beach

Mayor
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Orange CountyOrange County

Board of supervisors
2018 2020 2022 2024

District attorney
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Anaheim

Mayor
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Irvine

Mayor
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Costa Mesa

Municipal
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Mayor
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San Diego CountySan Diego County

Board of supervisors
2020

San Diego

Mayor
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City attorney
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City council
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San Francisco

Mayor
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District attorney
2019 2022 (recall) 2022 (sp) 2024

Board of supervisors
1977 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

Board of education
2018 2022 (recall)

Ballot measures
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Elections
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San Jose

Mayor
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Other localities

Bakersfield
Mayoral elections: 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Fresno
Mayoral elections: 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Oakland
Mayoral elections: 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2024
Riverside
Mayoral elections: 1997 2001 2005 2009 2012 2016 2020 2024
San Bernardino
Mayoral elections: 2005 2009 2014 2018 2022
Stockton
Mayoral elections: 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

Results

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

References

^ "California Legislature". Marysville Daily Appeal. Marysville. December 21, 1871. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

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