1849 United States Senate elections in California

1849 United States Senate elections in California

December 20, 1849
24 votes needed to win
Nominee John C. Frémont William M. Gwin Henry Halleck Party Democratic Democratic Democratic First ballot 29 22 14 Percentage 31.52% 23.91% 15.22% Third ballot 24 18 Percentage 51.06% 38.30%   Nominee Thomas Butler King Thomas J. Henley John W. Geary Party Whig Democratic Democratic First ballot 10 9 5 Percentage 10.87% 9.78% 5.43% Third ballot 1 3 1 Percentage 2.13% 6.38% 2.13%
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.

Results

Election in the Legislature (first ballot)

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)

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%