1895 United States Senate special election in California

The 1895 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 23, 1895, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican Senator George Clement Perkins, who was appointed by Governor Henry Markham to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Leland Stanford in 1893, was re-elected to a full term in office, defeating newspaper publisher and fellow Republican M. H. de Young, Democratic former Lieutenant Governor John Daggett, and several other minor challengers.

1895 United States Senate special election in California

← 1891 January 23, 1895 1897 →
Majority vote of each house needed to win
Nominee George C. Perkins M. H. de Young John Daggett Party Republican Republican Democratic Senate 20 4 5 Percentage 50.00% 10.00% 12.50% House 42 12 7 Percentage 54.55% 15.58% 9.09%   Nominee William W. Foote Jacob H. Neff James G. Maguire Party Democratic Republican Democratic Senate 2 0 2 Percentage 5.00% 0.00% 5.00% House 7 5 0 Percentage 9.09% 6.49% 0.00%
Senator before election George C. Perkins Republican Elected Senator George C. Perkins Republican

Results

Election in the Senate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George C. Perkins (incumbent)	20	50.00%
	Democratic	John Daggett	5	12.50%
	Republican	M. H. de Young	4	10.00%
	Democratic	William W. Foote	2	5.00%
	Democratic	James G. Maguire	2	5.00%
		Scattering	7	17.50%
Total votes			40	100.00%

Election in the Assembly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George C. Perkins (incumbent)	42	54.55%
	Republican	M. H. de Young	12	15.58%
	Democratic	John Daggett	7	9.09%
	Democratic	William W. Foote	7	9.09%
	Republican	Jacob H. Neff	5	6.49%
		Scattering	4	5.19%
Total votes			77	100.00%