| Election Name: | 1885 United States Senate election in California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Flag Image: | First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder |
| Previous Election: | 1877 United States Senate election in California |
| Previous Year: | 1877 |
| Next Election: | 1891 United States Senate election in California |
| Next Year: | 1891 |
| Election Date: | January 28, 1885 |
| Votes For Election: | Majority vote of both houses needed to win |
| 1Blank: | Joint session |
| 2Blank: | Percentage |
| Image1: | Leland Stanford, photographed in 1890 3x4.png |
| Nominee1: | Leland Stanford |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| 1Data1: | 79 |
| 2Data1: | 66.39% |
| Nominee2: | George Hearst |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data2: | 37 |
| 2Data2: | 31.09% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | James T. Farley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Leland Stanford |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1885 United States Senate election in California was held on January 28, 1885, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. In a special joint session, former Republican Governor Leland Stanford was elected over former Democratic State Assemblyman George Hearst.[1]