1860 United States presidential election in California

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1860 United States presidential election in California
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  1856 November 6, 1860 1864  
  Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png
Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois Illinois
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote40
Popular vote38,73438,023
Percentage32.31%31.72%

  John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg John Bell (Restored).png
Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell
Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett
Electoral vote00
Popular vote33,9759,136
Percentage28.34%7.62%

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County Results

President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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.

Contents

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

General Election Results [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Abraham LincolnCharles A. Tuttle38,734
Republican Party Abraham LincolnCharles Washburn38,733
Republican Party Abraham LincolnW. H. Weeks38,720
Republican Party Abraham LincolnAntonio M. Pico38,699
Democratic Party Stephen A. DouglasHumphrey Griffith38,023
Democratic Party Stephen A. DouglasR. P. Hammond37,999
Democratic Party Stephen A. DouglasGeorge F. Price37,959
Democratic Party Stephen A. DouglasPablo de la Guerra37,957
Southern Democratic John C. BreckinridgeAllen P. Dudley33,975
Southern Democratic John C. BreckinridgeVincent E. Geiger33,970
Southern Democratic John C. BreckinridgeZach Montgomery33,970
Southern Democratic John C. BreckinridgeAntonio T. Coronel33,969
Constitutional Union John BellPhineas L. Miner9,136
Constitutional Union John BellJ. B. Crockett9,111
Constitutional Union John BellG. W. Bowie9,110
Constitutional Union John BellJames H. Lander9,098
Write-in Scattering17
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 119,885

Results by county

CountyAbraham Lincoln
Republican
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic
John Bell
Constitutional Union
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal Votes Cast [lower-alpha 2]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Alameda 1,03349.40%51324.53%48123.00%622.97%20.10%52024.87%2,091
Amador 99524.97%1,86646.84%94523.72%1784.47%00.00%-871-21.86%3,984
Butte 1,43732.38%1,50233.84%1,17326.43%3267.35%00.00%-65-1.46%4,438
Calaveras 97820.30%1,88339.08%1,71735.64%2404.98%00.00%-166 [lower-alpha 3] -3.45%4,818
Colusa 25827.10%23524.68%38640.55%737.67%00.00%-128-13.45%952
Contra Costa 60839.33%41326.71%39125.29%1348.67%00.00%19512.61%1,546
Del Norte 17533.72%8816.96%21741.81%397.51%00.00%-42-8.09%519
El Dorado 2,11930.06%2,69538.23%1,90126.96%3344.74%10.01%-576-8.17%7,050
Fresno 5311.30%224.69%27157.78%12326.23%00.00%-148 [lower-alpha 4] -31.56%469
Humboldt 33532.49%44443.06%23222.50%201.94%00.00%-109-10.57%1,031
Klamath 9213.77%37756.44%16324.40%365.39%00.00%-214 [lower-alpha 3] -32.04%668
Los Angeles 35220.51%47527.68%68840.09%20111.71%00.00%-213 [lower-alpha 5] -12.41%1,716
Marin 40840.28%28227.84%28528.13%383.75%00.00%123 [lower-alpha 3] 12.14%1,013
Mariposa 26213.90%48925.94%81543.24%31916.92%00.00%-326 [lower-alpha 5] -17.29%1,885
Mendocino 19818.70%23522.19%49947.12%11610.95%111.04%-264 [lower-alpha 5] -24.93%1,059
Merced 4210.74%5213.30%23359.59%6416.37%00.00%-169 [lower-alpha 4] -43.22%391
Monterey 30638.64%23329.42%24631.06%40.51%30.38%60 [lower-alpha 3] 7.58%792
Napa 44124.79%51829.12%67938.17%1417.93%00.00%-161 [lower-alpha 5] -9.05%1,779
Nevada 2,53936.45%2,37334.07%1,65323.73%4005.74%00.00%1662.38%6,965
Placer 1,74329.93%1,85831.90%1,44824.86%77513.31%00.00%-115-1.97%5,824
Plumas 45828.18%50330.95%45327.88%21112.98%00.00%-45-2.77%1,625
Sacramento 2,67035.40%2,83637.60%1,68422.33%3524.67%00.00%-166-2.20%7,542
San Bernardino 30537.24%22427.35%19223.44%9811.97%00.00%819.89%819
San Diego 8130.45%2910.90%14855.64%83.01%00.00%-67-25.19%266
San Francisco 6,82547.53%4,03528.10%2,56017.83%9406.55%00.00%2,79019.43%14,360
San Joaquin 1,13132.92%73321.33%1,37339.96%1995.79%00.00%-242-7.04%3,436
San Luis Obispo 14834.99%12028.37%15536.64%00.00%00.00%-7-1.65%423
San Mateo 38935.27%54349.23%13011.79%413.72%00.00%-154-13.96%1,103
Santa Barbara 469.70%30564.35%12325.95%00.00%00.00%-182 [lower-alpha 3] -38.40%474
Santa Clara 1,46346.05%88127.73%72222.73%1113.49%00.00%58218.32%3,177
Santa Cruz 67047.72%28620.37%31922.72%1299.19%00.00%351 [lower-alpha 3] 25.00%1,404
Shasta 46419.37%1,09445.68%58524.43%25210.52%00.00%-509 [lower-alpha 3] -21.25%2,395
Sierra 1,46830.95%1,53932.45%1,34728.40%3898.20%00.00%-71-1.50%4,743
Siskiyou 95525.58%1,50340.25%76020.35%51613.82%00.00%-548-14.68%3,734
Solano 68129.33%60325.97%74632.13%29212.58%00.00%-65-2.80%2,322
Sonoma 1,23632.85%61116.24%1,46738.98%44911.93%00.00%-231-6.14%3,763
Stanislaus 16718.58%23225.81%43348.16%677.45%00.00%-201 [lower-alpha 5] -22.36%899
Sutter 40330.44%44133.31%44033.23%403.02%00.00%-1 [lower-alpha 3] -0.08%1,324
Tehama 24318.65%49638.07%31123.87%25319.42%00.00%-185 [lower-alpha 3] -14.20%1,303
Trinity 59327.62%88541.22%51624.03%1537.13%00.00%-292-13.60%2,147
Tulare 1319.89%21115.94%57443.35%40830.82%00.00%-166 [lower-alpha 4] -12.54%1,324
Tuolumne 1,63329.47%1,50327.12%2,03436.70%3726.71%00.00%-401-7.24%5,542
Yolo 53531.25%49729.03%60635.40%744.32%00.00%-71-4.15%1,712
Yuba 1,66532.92%1,36026.89%1,87437.05%1593.14%00.00%-209-4.13%5,058
Total38,73432.31%38,02331.72%33,97528.34%9,1367.62%170.01%7110.59%119,885

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Know Nothing to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on highest elector on each ticket
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Margin over Breckinridge
  4. 1 2 3 Margin over Bell
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Margin over Douglas

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References

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