Election Name: | 1867 United States Senate election in California |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Flag Image: | First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder |
Previous Election: | 1863 United States Senate election in California |
Previous Year: | 1863 |
Next Election: | 1873 United States Senate special election in California |
Next Year: | 1873 (special) |
Election Date: | December 20, 1867 |
Votes For Election: | Majority vote of both houses needed to win |
1Blank: | Joint session |
2Blank: | Percentage |
Image1: | Eugene Casserly - Brady-Handy 3x4.jpg |
Nominee1: | Eugene Casserly |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data1: | 44 |
2Data1: | 64.71% |
Nominee2: | Joseph P. Hoge |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data2: | 23 |
2Data2: | 33.82% |
Senator | |
Before Election: | John Conness |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Eugene Casserly |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1867 United States Senate election in California was held on December 20, 1867, 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 State Printer Eugene Casserly was elected over fellow Democratic former Congressman from Illinois Joseph P. Hoge.[1] Casserly and Hoge opposed each other over a dispute regarding an alleged deal that Hoge would let Casserly's protege Henry Huntly Haight run for Governor in exchange for Casserly backing Hoge for Senator.[2]