1860 United States presidential election in California

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1860 United States presidential election in California

November 6, 1860

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 38,733 37,999 Percentage 32.32% 31.71%   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 33,969 9,111 Percentage 28.35% 7.60%

County Results Lincoln   30-40%   40-50% Douglas   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Breckinridge   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%

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.

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 Consitutional Union nominee John Bell. Lincoln won the state by a narrow margin of 0.61%, or 734 votes.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Abraham Lincoln	38,733	32.32%	4
	Democratic	Stephen A. Douglas	37,999	31.71%	0
	Southern Democratic	John C. Breckinridge	33,969	28.35%	0
	Constitution Union	John Bell	9,111	7.60%	0
	No party	Write-ins	15	0.01%	0
Invalid or blank votes					—
Totals			119,827	100.00%	4
Voter turnout					—

Results by County

County	Abraham Lincoln		Stephen A. Douglas		John C. Breckinridge		John Bell		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Alameda	1,033	49.45%	513	24.56%	481	23.03%	62	2.97%	2,089
Amador	995	24.97%	1,866	46.84%	945	23.72%	178	4.47%	3,984
Butte	1,437	32.38%	1,502	33.84%	1,173	26.43%	326	7.35%	4,438
Calaveras	978	20.30%	1,883	39.08%	1,717	35.64%	240	4.98%	4,818
Colusa	258	25.47%	235	23.20%	386	38.10%	134	13.23%	1,013
Contra Costa	608	39.45%	413	26.80%	386	25.05%	134	8.70%	1,541
Del Norte	175	33.72%	88	16.96%	217	41.81%	39	7.51%	519
El Dorado	2,119	30.06%	2,695	38.23%	1,901	26.96%	335	4.75%	7,050
Fresno	53	11.28%	22	4.68%	272	57.87%	123	26.17%	470
Humboldt	335	32.49%	444	43.06%	232	22.50%	20	1.94%	1,031
Klamath	92	13.77%	377	56.44%	163	24.40%	36	5.39%	668
Los Angeles	352	20.44%	475	27.58%	688	39.95%	207	12.02%	1,722
Marin	408	40.28%	282	27.84%	285	28.13%	38	3.75%	1,013
Mariposa	262	13.90%	489	25.94%	815	43.24%	319	16.92%	1,885
Mendocino	198	18.70%	235	22.19%	499	47.12%	127	11.99%	1,059
Merced	42	10.74%	52	13.30%	233	59.59%	64	16.37%	391
Monterey	306	38.64%	233	29.42%	246	31.06%	7	0.88%	792
Napa	441	24.79%	518	29.12%	679	38.17%	141	7.93%	1,779
Nevada	2,539	36.45%	2,373	34.07%	1,653	23.73%	400	5.74%	6,965
Placer	1,743	29.93%	1,858	31.90%	1,448	24.86%	775	13.31%	5,824
Plumas	458	28.18%	503	30.95%	453	27.88%	211	12.98%	1,625
Sacramento	2,670	35.40%	2,836	37.60%	1,684	22.33%	352	4.67%	7,542
San Bernardino	305	37.24%	224	27.35%	192	23.44%	98	11.97%	819
San Diego	81	30.45%	29	10.90%	148	55.64%	8	3.01%	266
San Francisco	6,825	47.53%	4,035	28.10%	2,560	17.83%	940	6.55%	14,360
San Joaquin	1,131	32.92%	733	21.33%	1,373	39.96%	199	5.79%	3,436
San Luis Obispo	148	34.99%	120	28.37%	155	36.64%	0	0.00%	423
San Mateo	389	35.27%	543	49.23%	130	11.79%	41	3.72%	1,103
Santa Barbara	46	9.70%	305	64.35%	123	25.95%	0	0.00%	474
Santa Clara	1,465	46.10%	881	27.72%	722	22.72%	110	3.46%	3,178
Santa Cruz	670	47.72%	286	20.37%	319	22.72%	129	9.19%	1,404
Shasta	464	19.37%	1,094	45.68%	585	24.43%	252	10.52%	2,395
Sierra	1,468	30.95%	1,539	32.45%	1,347	28.40%	389	8.20%	4,743
Siskiyou	955	25.58%	1,503	40.25%	760	20.35%	516	13.82%	3,734
Solano	681	29.33%	603	25.97%	746	32.13%	292	12.58%	2,322
Sonoma	1,236	32.96%	612	16.32%	1,467	39.12%	435	11.60%	3,750
Stanislaus	167	18.58%	232	25.81%	433	48.16%	67	7.45%	899
Sutter	403	30.44%	441	33.31%	440	33.23%	40	3.02%	1,324
Tehama	243	18.65%	496	38.07%	311	23.87%	253	19.42%	1,303
Trinity	516	24.03%	885	41.22%	593	27.62%	153	7.13%	2,147
Tulare	141	10.57%	211	15.82%	574	43.03%	408	30.58%	1,334
Tuolumne	1,633	29.47%	1,503	27.12%	2,034	36.70%	372	6.71%	5,542
Yolo	535	31.25%	497	29.03%	606	35.40%	74	4.32%	1,712
Yuba	1,665	32.92%	1,360	26.89%	1,874	37.05%	159	3.14%	5,058
Totals:	38,733	32.32%	37,999	31.71%	33,969	28.35%	9,111	7.60%	119,827