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1864 United States presidential election in California

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1864 United States presidential election in California

← 1860 November 8, 1864 1868 →
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan
Party National Union Democratic
Home state Illinois New Jersey
Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 62,140 43,838
Percentage 58.63% 41.36%

County Results

President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

The 1864 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

California was won by the Republican incumbent, Abraham Lincoln, running on the Nation Union ticket with his running mate Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic nominee, Union Army Major General George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 17.2%.

Results

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General Election Results[1][2]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) W. W. Crane 62,140
National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Warner Oliver 62,131[a]
National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) J. G. McCallum 62,120
National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Charles Maclay 62,118[b]
National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Samuel Brannan 62,050
Democratic Party George B. McClellan Joseph Hamilton 43,838
Democratic Party George B. McClellan John T. Doyle 43,837
Democratic Party George B. McClellan W. F. White 43,831
Democratic Party George B. McClellan E. J. Lewis 43,828
Democratic Party George B. McClellan H. P. Barber 43,827
Write-in Scattering 8
Votes cast[c] 105,986

Results by county

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County Abraham Lincoln
National Union
George B. McClellan
Democratic
Scattering
Write-in
Margin Total votes cast[d]
# % # % # % # %
Alameda 1,467 64.40% 811 35.60% 0 0.00% 656 28.80% 2,278
Alpine 384 62.75% 228 37.25% 0 0.00% 156 25.49% 612
Amador 1,392 53.72% 1,199 46.28% 0 0.00% 193 7.45% 2,591
Butte 1,739 60.89% 1,117 39.11% 0 0.00% 622 21.78% 2,856
Calaveras 2,071 56.96% 1,565 43.04% 0 0.00% 506 13.92% 3,636
Colusa 274 39.20% 425 60.80% 0 0.00% −151 −21.60% 699
Contra Costa 958 64.73% 522 35.27% 0 0.00% 436 29.46% 1,480
Del Norte 167 54.58% 139 45.42% 0 0.00% 28 9.15% 306
El Dorado 2,949 58.17% 2,121 41.83% 0 0.00% 828 16.33% 5,070
Fresno 92 20.40% 359 79.60% 0 0.00% −267 −59.20% 451
Humboldt 423 61.75% 262 38.25% 0 0.00% 161 23.50% 685
Klamath[e] 139 53.26% 122 46.74% 0 0.00% 17 6.51% 261
Lake 213 34.47% 405 65.53% 0 0.00% −192 −31.07% 618
Lassen 318 57.40% 236 42.60% 0 0.00% 82 14.80% 554
Los Angeles[f] 555 42.73% 744 57.27% 0 0.00% -189 -14.55% 1,299
Marin 685 62.50% 411 37.50% 0 0.00% 274 25.00% 1,096
Mariposa 767 47.67% 842 52.33% 0 0.00% -75 -4.66% 1,609
Mendocino 576 42.54% 778 57.46% 0 0.00% −202 −14.92% 1,354
Merced 73 25.09% 218 74.91% 0 0.00% −145 −49.83% 291
Mono[g] 167 54.93% 137 45.07% 0 0.00% 30 9.87% 304
Monterey 415 53.27% 364 46.73% 0 0.00% 51 6.55% 779
Napa 735 55.35% 593 44.65% 0 0.00% 142 10.69% 1,328
Nevada 2,784 60.88% 1,789 39.12% 0 0.00% 995 21.76% 4,573
Placer 2,314 60.91% 1,485 39.09% 0 0.00% 829 21.82% 3,799
Plumas 828 55.31% 669 44.69% 0 0.00% 159 10.62% 1,497
Sacramento 4,192 70.38% 1,764 29.62% 0 0.00% 2,428 40.77% 5,956
San Bernardino 243 33.02% 493 66.98% 0 0.00% -250 -33.97% 736
San Diego 97 32.99% 197 67.01% 0 0.00% -100 -34.01% 294
San Francisco 12,667 60.24% 8,354 39.73% 8 0.04% 4,313 20.51% 21,029
San Joaquin 1,849 56.44% 1,427 43.56% 0 0.00% 422 12.88% 3,276
San Luis Obispo 259 63.48% 149 36.52% 0 0.00% 110 26.96% 408
San Mateo 600 61.41% 377 38.59% 0 0.00% 223 22.82% 977
Santa Barbara[h] 343 81.09% 80 18.91% 0 0.00% 263 62.17% 423
Santa Clara 1,930 61.62% 1,202 38.38% 0 0.00% 728 23.24% 3,132
Santa Cruz 974 68.26% 453 31.74% 0 0.00% 521 36.51% 1,427
Shasta 909 61.79% 562 38.21% 0 0.00% 347 23.59% 1,471
Sierra 2,051 66.42% 1,037 33.58% 0 0.00% 1,014 32.84% 3,088
Siskiyou 925 49.15% 957 50.85% 0 0.00% -32 -1.70% 1,882
Solano 1,255 58.02% 908 41.98% 0 0.00% 347 16.04% 2,163
Sonoma 2,026 46.45% 2,336 53.55% 0 0.00% -310 -7.11% 4,362
Stanislaus 277 44.46% 346 55.54% 0 0.00% −69 −11.08% 623
Sutter 677 53.60% 586 46.40% 0 0.00% 91 7.21% 1,263
Tehama 482 56.97% 364 43.03% 0 0.00% 118 13.95% 846
Trinity 653 58.62% 461 41.38% 0 0.00% 192 17.24% 1,114
Tulare[i] 528 45.32% 637 54.68% 0 0.00% −109 −9.36% 1,165
Tuolumne 1,589 50.38% 1,565 49.62% 0 0.00% 24 0.76% 3,154
Yolo 653 57.99% 473 42.01% 0 0.00% 180 15.99% 1,126
Yuba 1,870 58.38% 1,333 41.62% 0 0.00% 537 16.77% 3,203
Soldiers 2,606 91.70% 236 8.30% 0 0.00% 2,370 83.39% 2,842
Total 62,140 58.63% 43,838 41.36% 8 0.01% 18,302 17.27% 105,986

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The manuscript returns give this total as 62,141 but this appears to be a mistake
  2. ^ The manuscript returns give this total as 62,128 but this appears to be a mistake
  3. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  4. ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
  5. ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
  6. ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
  7. ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
  8. ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
  9. ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass

References

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  1. ^ Statement of the votes polled at a General Election in the State of California of Tuesday the 8th day of November 1864 for Members of Congress and Presidential Electors
  2. ^ "California State Election". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Sacramento Daily Union. December 9, 1864. Retrieved June 19, 2024.