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The1861 United States Senate election in California was held on April 2, 1861, by theCalifornia State Legislature to elect aU.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State ofCalifornia in theUnited States Senate. The legislature had previously attempted to elect a senator from March 9–20, culminating with McDougall's apparent victory on the 22nd ballot; however, it was subsequently found that McDougall had not received the requisite majority, and his election was rescinded.[1] In a special joint session, Anti-Lecompton Democratic former U.S. representativeJames A. McDougall was elected over Lecompton Democratic newspaper editorJohn Nugent.[2][3] McDougall was elected with Republican support.[4]
| Party | Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | 3rd ballot | 4th ballot | 5th ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 27 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 19 | |
| Republican | Timothy G. Phelps | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | James W. Denver | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | N. E. Whitesides | 5 | 6 | — | |||
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | Joseph P. Hoge | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Constitutional Union | George W. Bowie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charles M. Creanor | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | ||
| E. H. Heacock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes | 112 | 111 | 110 | 111 | 107 | ||
| Votes needed to win | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | ||
| Party | Candidate | 6th ballot | 7th ballot | 8th ballot | 9th ballot | 10th ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | |
| Republican | Timothy G. Phelps | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | James W. Denver | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | |
| Charles M. Creanor | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Constitutional Union | George W. Bowie | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | Joseph P. Hoge | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Republican | Augustus Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Douglas Democratic | James T. Ryan | — | 1 | — | |||
| Breckinridge Democratic | B. F. Washington | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Breckinridge Democratic | A. C. Peachy | — | 1 | ||||
| Total votes | 108 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 107 | ||
| Votes needed to win | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | ||
| Party | Candidate | 11th ballot | 12th ballot | 13th ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
| Republican | Timothy G. Phelps | 22 | 20 | 21 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | James W. Denver | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Charles M. Creanor | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| Breckinridge Democratic | B. F. Washington | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | Joseph P. Hoge | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican | Augustus Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Douglas Democratic | John Bidwell | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Joseph L. Brent | — | 1 | — | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Zachariah Montgomery | — | 1 | — | |
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | Joseph Powell | — | 1 | — | |
| Constitutional Union | George W. Bowie | — | 1 | ||
| Breckinridge Democratic | Edward J. C. Kewen | — | 1 | ||
| Republican | William H. Parks | — | 1 | ||
| Republican | Edward Stanly | — | 1 | ||
| Total votes | 101 | 102 | 102 | ||
| Votes needed to win | 51 | 53 | 53 | ||
| Party | Candidate | 14th ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 23 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 21 | |
| Republican | Timothy G. Phelps | 19 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | James W. Denver | 16 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 8 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | B. F. Washington | 2 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | Joseph P. Hoge | 2 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Edward J. C. Kewen | 2 | |
| Republican | Augustus Rhodes | 1 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Zachariah Montgomery | 1 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Tod Robinson | 1 | |
| Total votes | 96 | ||
| Votes needed to win | 49 | ||
| Party | Candidate | 15th ballot | 16th ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 27 | 32 | |
| Republican | Timothy G. Phelps | 23 | 23 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 18 | 16 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | James W. Denver | 15 | 12 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 9 | 11 | |
| Charles M. Creanor | 8 | 3 | ||
| Breckinridge Democratic | B. F. Washington | 2 | 1 | |
| Constitutional Union | George W. Bowie | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican | Augustus Rhodes | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican | William H. Parks | 1 | 1 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Tod Robinson | 1 | 2 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Jackson Temple | 1 | 7 | |
| Total votes | 110 | 110 | ||
| Votes needed to win | 56 | 56 | ||
| Party | Candidate | 17th ballot | 18th ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 26 | 27 | |
| Republican | Timothy G. Phelps | 23 | 24 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 19 | 17 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | James W. Denver | 15 | 11 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 11 | 11 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | Joseph L. Brent | 4 | 4 | |
| Charles M. Creanor | 4 | 6 | ||
| Breckinridge Democratic | B. F. Washington | 3 | 3 | |
| Constitutional Union | George W. Bowie | 2 | 2 | |
| Douglas Democratic | John Bidwell | 1 | — | |
| Douglas Democratic | N. Greene Curtis | 1 | 1 | |
| William B. Dickinson | — | 1 | ||
| E. H. Heacock | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes | 110 | 108 | ||
| Votes needed to win | 56 | 55 | ||
On the 22nd ballot, the votes for Anderson and Casserly were omitted from the official tally by mistake, and McDougall was erroneously pronounced elected with 56 votes—one short of a majority with the votes for Anderson and Casserly included.[11]
| Party | Candidate | 19th ballot | 20th ballot | 21st ballot | 22nd ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 45 | 44 | 44 | 47 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 29 | 30 | 30 | 56 | |
| Republican | Timothy G. Phelps | 23 | 23 | 22 | 1 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | Joseph P. Hoge | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Constitutional Union | George W. Bowie | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Republican | Caleb Burbank | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | Eugene Casserly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charles M. Creanor | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Republican | Samuel W. Inge | 1 | — | |||
| Major Anderson | — | 1 | ||||
| Total votes | 111 | 110 | 108 | 113 | ||
| Abstentions | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Votes needed to win | 56 | 56 | 55 | 57 | ||
| Party | Candidate | 23rd ballot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Democratic (Anti-Lecompton) | James A. McDougall | 57 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | John Nugent | 39 | |
| Breckinridge Democratic | John B. Weller | 4 | |
| Douglas Democratic (Lecompton) | Eugene Casserly | 1 | |
| Democratic | James Shields | 1 | |
| Total votes | 104 | ||
| Votes needed to win | 53 | ||
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