1849 United States Senate elections in California

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1849 United States Senate elections in California
	December 20, 1849
24 votes needed to win
	Elected Senator ; John C. Frémont (Class I); William M. Gwin (Class III); Democratic

The 1849 United States Senate elections in California were held on December 20, 1849, by the California State Legislature to elect two U.S. Senators (Class 1 and Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Democrats John C. Frémont and William M. Gwin were elected over several other challengers.^[1]

Results

Election in the Legislature (first ballot)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John C. Frémont	29	31.52%
	Democratic	William M. Gwin	22	23.91%
	Democratic	Henry Halleck	14	15.22%
	Whig	Thomas Butler King	10	10.87%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Henley	9	9.78%
	Democratic	John W. Geary	5	5.43%
	Independent	Robert B. Semple	3	3.26%
Total votes			92	100.00%

Election in the Legislature (third ballot)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William M. Gwin	24	51.06%
	Democratic	Henry Halleck	18	38.30%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Henley	3	6.38%
	Whig	Thomas Butler King	1	2.13%
	Democratic	John W. Geary	1	2.13%
Total votes			47	100.00%

^ "Proceedings of the Legislature". Daily Placer Times and Transcript. Sacramento. December 29, 1849. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Editorial Correspondence". Daily Alta California. San Francisco. December 28, 1849. Retrieved October 30, 2024.