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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
[edit]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
[edit]County | Abraham Lincoln National Union |
George B. McClellan Democratic |
Scattering Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast[d] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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
[edit]- Amador
- Butte
- Calaveras
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Klamath
- Humboldt
- Napa
- Placer
- Plumas
- Sacramento
- San Joaquin
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Solano
- Tehama
- Tuolumne
- Yolo
- Sutter
- Trinity
- Yuba
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The manuscript returns give this total as 62,141 but this appears to be a mistake
- ^ The manuscript returns give this total as 62,128 but this appears to be a mistake
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "California State Election". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Sacramento Daily Union. December 9, 1864. Retrieved June 19, 2024.