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1864 United States presidential election
1864 United States presidential election in California California 1846 presidential no 1860 United States presidential election in California 1860 1868 United States presidential election in California 1868 November 8, 1864 x200px Abraham Lincoln O-84 by Brady, 1864 (Cropped).jpg Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) Illinois Andrew Johnson 5 62,140 58.63% GeorgeMcClellan2 (3x4 cropped).jpg George B. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey George H. Pendleton 0 43,838 41.36% 1864 United States presidential election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results
Lincoln
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McClellan
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#1666CB 70–80% President Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States)
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
+ General Election ResultsStatement 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 ElectorsCalifornia State Election https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18641209.2.17&srpos=16&e=15-11-1864-15-12-1864--en--20--1--txt-txIN-election------- California Digital Newspaper Collection Sacramento Daily Union 19 June 2024 en 9 Dec 1864Party Pledged to Elector Votes National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) W. W. Crane62,140 National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Warner Oliver62,131The manuscript returns give this total as 62,141 but this appears to be a mistake National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) J. G. McCallum62,120 National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Charles Maclay62,118The manuscript returns give this total as 62,128 but this appears to be a mistake National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Samuel Brannan62,050 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Joseph Hamilton43,838 Democratic Party George B. McClellan John T. Doyle43,837 Democratic Party George B. McClellan W. F. White43,831 Democratic Party George B. McClellan E. J. Lewis43,828 Democratic Party George B. McClellan H. P. Barber43,827 Write-in Scattering8Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 105,986
Results by county
County Abraham LincolnNational Union George B. McClellanDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes castBased on highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # %Alameda1,46764.40%81135.60%00.00%65628.80%2,278Alpine38462.75%22837.25%00.00%15625.49%612Amador1,39253.72%1,19946.28%00.00%1937.45%2,591Butte1,73960.89%1,11739.11%00.00%62221.78%2,856Calaveras2,07156.96%1,56543.04%00.00%50613.92%3,636Colusa27439.20%42560.80%00.00%−151−21.60%699Contra Costa95864.73%52235.27%00.00%43629.46%1,480Del Norte16754.58%13945.42%00.00%289.15%306El Dorado2,94958.17%2,12141.83%00.00%82816.33%5,070Fresno9220.40%35979.60%00.00%−267−59.20%451Humboldt42361.75%26238.25%00.00%16123.50%685KlamathThe returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass13953.26%12246.74%00.00%176.51%261Lake21334.47%40565.53%00.00%−192−31.07%618Lassen31857.40%23642.60%00.00%8214.80%554Los AngelesThe returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass55542.73%74457.27%00.00%-189-14.55%1,299Marin68562.50%41137.50%00.00%27425.00%1,096Mariposa76747.67%84252.33%00.00%-75-4.66%1,609Mendocino57642.54%77857.46%00.00%−202−14.92%1,354Merced7325.09%21874.91%00.00%−145−49.83%291MonoThe returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass16754.93%13745.07%00.00%309.87%304Monterey41553.27%36446.73%00.00%516.55%779Napa73555.35%59344.65%00.00%14210.69%1,328Nevada2,78460.88%1,78939.12%00.00%99521.76%4,573Placer2,31460.91%1,48539.09%00.00%82921.82%3,799Plumas82855.31%66944.69%00.00%15910.62%1,497Sacramento4,19270.38%1,76429.62%00.00%2,42840.77%5,956San Bernardino24333.02%49366.98%00.00%-250-33.97%736San Diego9732.99%19767.01%00.00%-100-34.01%294San Francisco12,66760.24%8,35439.73%80.04%4,31320.51%21,029San Joaquin1,84956.44%1,42743.56%00.00%42212.88%3,276San Luis Obispo25963.48%14936.52%00.00%11026.96%408San Mateo60061.41%37738.59%00.00%22322.82%977Santa BarbaraThe returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass34381.09%8018.91%00.00%26362.17%423Santa Clara1,93061.62%1,20238.38%00.00%72823.24%3,132Santa Cruz97468.26%45331.74%00.00%52136.51%1,427Shasta90961.79%56238.21%00.00%34723.59%1,471Sierra2,05166.42%1,03733.58%00.00%1,01432.84%3,088Siskiyou92549.15%95750.85%00.00%-32-1.70%1,882Solano1,25558.02%90841.98%00.00%34716.04%2,163Sonoma2,02646.45%2,33653.55%00.00%-310-7.11%4,362Stanislaus27744.46%34655.54%00.00%−69−11.08%623Sutter67753.60%58646.40%00.00%917.21%1,263Tehama48256.97%36443.03%00.00%11813.95%846Trinity65358.62%46141.38%00.00%19217.24%1,114TulareThe returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass52845.32%63754.68%00.00%−109−9.36%1,165Tuolumne1,58950.38%1,56549.62%00.00%240.76%3,154Yolo65357.99%47342.01%00.00%18015.99%1,126Yuba1,87058.38%1,33341.62%00.00%53716.77%3,203Soldiers2,60691.70%2368.30%00.00%2,37083.39%2,842Total62,14058.63%43,83841.36%80.01%18,30217.27%105,986
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
20em
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
San Bernardino
See also
United States presidential elections in California
Notes
References
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