1860 United States Senate special election in California

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]

1860 United States Senate special election in California

← 1857 January 9, 1860 1863 →
Majority vote of both houses needed to win
Nominee Milton Latham Edmund Randolph Party Lecompton Democratic Democratic Joint session 97 14 Percentage 85.09% 12.28%
Senator before election Henry Haun Democratic Elected Senator Milton Latham Lecompton Democratic

Results

Election in the legislature (joint session)^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%