1857 United States Senate election in California

The 1857 United States Senate election in California was held on January 10, 1857, 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, former Democratic lieutenant governor David C. Broderick was elected over Know Nothing State Senator James W. Coffroth and Republican former congressman from North Carolina Edward Stanly.^[1]

1857 United States Senate election in California

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Majority vote of both houses needed to win
Nominee David C. Broderick James W. Coffroth Edward Stanly Party Democratic Know Nothing Republican Joint session 79 17 14 Percentage 70.54% 15.18% 12.50%
Senator before election John B. Weller Democratic Elected Senator David C. Broderick Democratic

Results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David C. Broderick	79	70.54%
	Know Nothing	James W. Coffroth	17	15.18%
	Republican	Edward Stanly	14	12.50%
	Democratic	John B. Weller	1	0.89%
	Know Nothing	Sarshel Bynum	1	0.89%
Total votes			112	100.00%