The 1860 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 9, 1860, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. In a special joint session, Lecompton Democratic Governor Milton Latham was elected over regular Democratic former State Assemblyman Edmund Randolph and Republican attorney Oscar L. Shafter.[1]
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Lecompton Democratic | Milton Latham | 97 | 85.09% | |
Democratic | Edmund Randolph | 14 | 12.28% | |
Republican | Oscar L. Shafter | 3 | 2.63% | |
Total votes | 114 | 100.00% |
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