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1860 United States presidential election in California

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The 1860 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1860 United States presidential election in California
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Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois Illinois
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 38,734 38,023
Percentage 32.31% 31.72%
 
Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell
Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett
Electoral vote 0 0
Popular vote 33,975 9,136
Percentage 28.34% 7.62%
County Results
President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Illinois representative Abraham Lincoln. He defeated the Democratic nominee, Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, the Southern Democratic nominee, Vice President John C. Breckinridge and the Constitutional Union nominee John Bell. Lincoln won the state by a narrow margin of 0.61%, or 734 votes.

After this election, Humboldt County would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until 1932. This was also the last time a Democratic candidate would carry Placer County and Plumas County until 1916, nor would any Democratic candidate carry Napa County, San Mateo County, and Solano County again until 1912.

Results

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General Election Results[1]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Charles A. Tuttle 38,734
Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Charles Washburn 38,733
Republican Party Abraham Lincoln W. H. Weeks 38,720
Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Antonio M. Pico 38,699
Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Humphrey Griffith 38,023
Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas R. P. Hammond 37,999
Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas George F. Price 37,959
Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Pablo de la Guerra 37,957
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Allen P. Dudley 33,975
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Vincent E. Geiger 33,970
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Zach Montgomery 33,970
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Antonio T. Coronel 33,969
Constitutional Union John Bell Phineas L. Miner 9,136
Constitutional Union John Bell J. B. Crockett 9,111
Constitutional Union John Bell G. W. Bowie 9,110
Constitutional Union John Bell James H. Lander 9,098
Write-in Scattering 17
Votes cast[a] 119,885

Results by county

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County Abraham Lincoln
Republican 		Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic 		John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic 		John Bell
Constitutional Union 		Scattering
Write-in 		Margin Total Votes Cast[b]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alameda 1,033 49.40% 513 24.53% 481 23.00% 62 2.97% 2 0.10% 520 24.87% 2,091
Amador 995 24.97% 1,866 46.84% 945 23.72% 178 4.47% 0 0.00% -871 -21.86% 3,984
Butte 1,437 32.38% 1,502 33.84% 1,173 26.43% 326 7.35% 0 0.00% -65 -1.46% 4,438
Calaveras 978 20.30% 1,883 39.08% 1,717 35.64% 240 4.98% 0 0.00% -166[c] -3.45% 4,818
Colusa 258 27.10% 235 24.68% 386 40.55% 73 7.67% 0 0.00% -128 -13.45% 952
Contra Costa 608 39.33% 413 26.71% 391 25.29% 134 8.67% 0 0.00% 195 12.61% 1,546
Del Norte 175 33.72% 88 16.96% 217 41.81% 39 7.51% 0 0.00% -42 -8.09% 519
El Dorado 2,119 30.06% 2,695 38.23% 1,901 26.96% 334 4.74% 1 0.01% -576 -8.17% 7,050
Fresno 53 11.30% 22 4.69% 271 57.78% 123 26.23% 0 0.00% -148[d] -31.56% 469
Humboldt 335 32.49% 444 43.06% 232 22.50% 20 1.94% 0 0.00% -109 -10.57% 1,031
Klamath 92 13.77% 377 56.44% 163 24.40% 36 5.39% 0 0.00% -214[c] -32.04% 668
Los Angeles 352 20.51% 475 27.68% 688 40.09% 201 11.71% 0 0.00% -213[e] -12.41% 1,716
Marin 408 40.28% 282 27.84% 285 28.13% 38 3.75% 0 0.00% 123[c] 12.14% 1,013
Mariposa 262 13.90% 489 25.94% 815 43.24% 319 16.92% 0 0.00% -326[e] -17.29% 1,885
Mendocino 198 18.70% 235 22.19% 499 47.12% 116 10.95% 11 1.04% -264[e] -24.93% 1,059
Merced 42 10.74% 52 13.30% 233 59.59% 64 16.37% 0 0.00% -169[d] -43.22% 391
Monterey 306 38.64% 233 29.42% 246 31.06% 4 0.51% 3 0.38% 60[c] 7.58% 792
Napa 441 24.79% 518 29.12% 679 38.17% 141 7.93% 0 0.00% -161[e] -9.05% 1,779
Nevada 2,539 36.45% 2,373 34.07% 1,653 23.73% 400 5.74% 0 0.00% 166 2.38% 6,965
Placer 1,743 29.93% 1,858 31.90% 1,448 24.86% 775 13.31% 0 0.00% -115 -1.97% 5,824
Plumas 458 28.18% 503 30.95% 453 27.88% 211 12.98% 0 0.00% -45 -2.77% 1,625
Sacramento 2,670 35.40% 2,836 37.60% 1,684 22.33% 352 4.67% 0 0.00% -166 -2.20% 7,542
San Bernardino 305 37.24% 224 27.35% 192 23.44% 98 11.97% 0 0.00% 81 9.89% 819
San Diego 81 30.45% 29 10.90% 148 55.64% 8 3.01% 0 0.00% -67 -25.19% 266
San Francisco 6,825 47.53% 4,035 28.10% 2,560 17.83% 940 6.55% 0 0.00% 2,790 19.43% 14,360
San Joaquin 1,131 32.92% 733 21.33% 1,373 39.96% 199 5.79% 0 0.00% -242 -7.04% 3,436
San Luis Obispo 148 34.99% 120 28.37% 155 36.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -7 -1.65% 423
San Mateo 389 35.27% 543 49.23% 130 11.79% 41 3.72% 0 0.00% -154 -13.96% 1,103
Santa Barbara 46 9.70% 305 64.35% 123 25.95% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -182[c] -38.40% 474
Santa Clara 1,463 46.05% 881 27.73% 722 22.73% 111 3.49% 0 0.00% 582 18.32% 3,177
Santa Cruz 670 47.72% 286 20.37% 319 22.72% 129 9.19% 0 0.00% 351[c] 25.00% 1,404
Shasta 464 19.37% 1,094 45.68% 585 24.43% 252 10.52% 0 0.00% -509[c] -21.25% 2,395
Sierra 1,468 30.95% 1,539 32.45% 1,347 28.40% 389 8.20% 0 0.00% -71 -1.50% 4,743
Siskiyou 955 25.58% 1,503 40.25% 760 20.35% 516 13.82% 0 0.00% -548 -14.68% 3,734
Solano 681 29.33% 603 25.97% 746 32.13% 292 12.58% 0 0.00% -65 -2.80% 2,322
Sonoma 1,236 32.85% 611 16.24% 1,467 38.98% 449 11.93% 0 0.00% -231 -6.14% 3,763
Stanislaus 167 18.58% 232 25.81% 433 48.16% 67 7.45% 0 0.00% -201[e] -22.36% 899
Sutter 403 30.44% 441 33.31% 440 33.23% 40 3.02% 0 0.00% -1[c] -0.08% 1,324
Tehama 243 18.65% 496 38.07% 311 23.87% 253 19.42% 0 0.00% -185[c] -14.20% 1,303
Trinity 593 27.62% 885 41.22% 516 24.03% 153 7.13% 0 0.00% -292 -13.60% 2,147
Tulare 131 9.89% 211 15.94% 574 43.35% 408 30.82% 0 0.00% -166[d] -12.54% 1,324
Tuolumne 1,633 29.47% 1,503 27.12% 2,034 36.70% 372 6.71% 0 0.00% -401 -7.24% 5,542
Yolo 535 31.25% 497 29.03% 606 35.40% 74 4.32% 0 0.00% -71 -4.15% 1,712
Yuba 1,665 32.92% 1,360 26.89% 1,874 37.05% 159 3.14% 0 0.00% -209 -4.13% 5,058
Total 38,734 32.31% 38,023 31.72% 33,975 28.34% 9,136 7.62% 17 0.01% 711 0.59% 119,885

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Know Nothing to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Notes

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  1. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Margin over Breckinridge
  4. ^ a b c Margin over Bell
  5. ^ a b c d e Margin over Douglas

References

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  1. ^ Statement of votes polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on the Sixth day of November, A.D. 1860
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