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 vote40,88536,052
Percentage53.06%46.78%

California Presidential Election Results 1852.svg
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.

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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 6.27%.

Results

General Election Results [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Democratic Party Franklin PierceW. S. Sherwood40,885 [lower-alpha 1]
Democratic Party Franklin PierceAndreas Pico40,573
Democratic Party Franklin PierceT. J. Henley40,572
Democratic Party Franklin PierceJ. W. Gregory40,507
Whig Party Winfield ScottJ. C. Fall36,052 [lower-alpha 2]
Whig Party Winfield ScottD. H. Haskell35,789
Whig Party Winfield ScottT. D. Johns35,752
Whig Party Winfield ScottJ. E. Hale35,731
Free Soil Party John HaleAsa D. Hatch66
Free Soil Party John HaleAsa Walker66
Free Soil Party John HaleJ. Bryant Hill65
Free Soil Party John HaleJ. A. Lloyd65
Write-in Scattering56
Votes cast [lower-alpha 3] 77,059

Results by county

CountyFranklin Pierce
Democratic
Winfield Scott
Whig
John Hale
Free Soil
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 4]
# %# %# %# %# %
Butte 1,74154.09%1,47845.91%00.00%00.00%2638.17%3,219
Calaveras 2,83855.29%2,28844.57%60.12%10.02%55010.71%5,133
Colusa 23250.66%22649.34%00.00%00.00%61.31%458
Contra Costa 59058.82%41341.18%00.00%00.00%17717.65%1,003
El Dorado 6,10654.24%5,14445.69%00.00%80.07%9628.55%11,258
Klamath 21049.18%21750.82%00.00%00.00%-7-1.64%427
Los Angeles 57453.64%49646.36%00.00%00.00%787.29%1,070
Marin 13748.58%14551.42%00.00%00.00%-8-2.84%282
Mariposa 1,29260.21%85439.79%00.00%00.00%43820.41%2,146
Monterey 27383.49%5416.51%00.00%00.00%21966.97%327
Napa 26756.93%20243.07%00.00%00.00%6513.86%469
Nevada 2,85552.17%2,61847.83%00.00%00.00%2374.33%5,473
Placer 2,83055.46%2,27344.54%00.00%00.00%55710.92%5,103
Sacramento 3,27947.43%3,63552.57%00.00%00.00%-356-5.15%6,914
San Diego 10549.53%10750.47%00.00%00.00%-2-0.94%212
San Francisco 4,24150.11%4,16249.18%550.65%50.06%790.93%8,463
San Joaquin 1,19850.74%1,15949.09%40.17%00.00%391.65%2,361
San Luis Obispo 118.94%11291.06%00.00%00.00%-101-82.11%123
Santa Barbara 10459.43%6838.86%00.00%31.71%3620.57%175
Santa Clara 78048.42%83151.58%00.00%00.00%-51-3.17%1,611
Santa Cruz 30662.20%18637.80%00.00%00.00%12024.39%492
Shasta 97156.19%75743.81%00.00%00.00%21412.38%1,728
Sierra 1,61954.57%1,43845.43%00.00%00.00%2719.13%2,967
Siskiyou 49251.68%45948.21%10.11%00.00%333.47%952
Solano 35553.54%30846.46%00.00%00.00%477.09%663
Sonoma [lower-alpha 5] 47463.97%26736.03%00.00%00.00%20727.94%741
Sutter 20548.93%21451.07%00.00%00.00%-9-2.15%419
Trinity [lower-alpha 6] 78453.44%68346.56%00.00%00.00%1016.88%1,467
Tulare 4055.56%3244.44%00.00%00.00%811.11%72
Tuolumne 3,13154.82%2,54144.49%00.00%390.68%59010.33%5,711
Yolo 35046.79%39853.21%00.00%00.00%-48-6.42%748
Yuba 2,19551.38%2,07748.62%00.00%00.00%1182.76%4,272
Total40,885 [lower-alpha 7] 53.06%36,052 [lower-alpha 8] 46.78%660.09%560.07%4,8336.27%77,059

Notes

  1. This stated total seems likely to be a mistake; the county figures add up to 40,585
  2. This stated total seems likely to be a mistake; the county figures add up to 35,752
  3. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  4. Based on highest elector on each ticket
  5. Includes Mendocino County
  6. Not including the votes from Union Township which arrived late. These votes were not listed on the statewide canvass although they are listed on the county return.
  7. The county figures add up to 40,585
  8. The county figures add up to 35,752

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References

  1. Original Manuscript Returns, California State Archives