1852 United States Senate special election in California

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]

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1852 United States Senate special election in California

← 1849 January 30, 1852 1857 â†’
Majority vote of both houses needed to win
Nominee John B. Weller Pierson B. Reading Party Democratic Whig Joint session 71 17 Percentage 80.68% 19.32%
Senator before election None (Legislature failed to elect) Elected Senator John B. Weller Democratic

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