1852 United States presidential election in California

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1852 United States presidential election in California
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November 2, 1852 1856  
  Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg Winfield Scott by Fredricks, 1862 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New Hampshire New Jersey
Running mate William R. King William A. Graham
Electoral vote40
Popular vote40,72135,972
Percentage53.02%46.83%

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County Results

President before election

Millard Fillmore
Whig

Elected President

Franklin Pierce
Democratic

The 1852 United States presidential election in California was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Votes chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

California voted in its first ever presidential election, having become the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The state was won by the Democratic nominee, New Hampshire Senator Franklin Pierce, who defeated the Whig nominee, United States Army general Winfield Scott.

Pierce won the state by a margin of 6.19%.

Results

1852 United States presidential election in California [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Franklin Pierce 40,72153.02%4
Whig Winfield Scott 35,97246.83%0
Free Soil Party John Hale 610.08%0
No party Write-ins 560.07%0
Total votes76,810100.00%4

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References

  1. "1852 Presidential General Election Results – California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.