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1900 United States Senate special election in California

1900 United States Senate special election in California
← 1893 February 6, 1900 1905 →
Majority vote of each house needed to win
 
Nominee Thomas R. Bard James D. Phelan
Party Republican Democratic
Senate 26 10
Percentage 72.22% 27.78%
House 59 20
Percentage 73.75% 25.00%
Senator before election

None
(Legislature failed to elect)

 Elected Senator

Thomas R. Bard
Republican

The 1900 United States Senate special election in California was held on February 6, 1900, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Legislators had previously attempted to elect a Senator in 1899, but could not reach a majority for a single candidate.[1] Republican oil executive Thomas R. Bard was elected over Democratic San Francisco Mayor James D. Phelan.[2]

  1. ^ "Grant leads Burns in the race for Senator". San Jose Mercury News. San Jose. January 11, 1899. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bard is Senator". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa. February 7, 1900. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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