1860 United States presidential election in California

none June 2025 September 2023 1860 United States presidential election 1860 United States presidential election in California California 1846 presidential no 1856 United States presidential election in California 1856 1864 United States presidential election in California 1864 November 6, 1860 x200px Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Illinois Hannibal Hamlin 4 38,734 32.31% Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png Stephen A. Douglas Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Herschel V. Johnson 0 38,023 31.72% John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic (United States) Kentucky Joseph Lane 0 33,975 28.34% John Bell (Restored).png John Bell Constitutional Union Party (United States) Tennessee Edward Everett 0 9,136 7.62% 1860 United States presidential election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results Lincoln ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% Douglas #d3e7ff 30–40% #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Breckinridge #E5F6E1 30–40% #c7e9c0 40–50% #a1d99b 50–60% President James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) 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 Constitutional Union nominee John Bell. Lincoln won the state by a narrow margin of 0.61%, or 734 votes. California would be Lincoln's worst-performing state that he still carried. 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 ResultsStatement of votes polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on the Sixth day of November, A.D. 1860Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Charles A. Tuttle38,734 Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Charles Washburn38,733 Republican Party Abraham Lincoln W. H. Weeks38,720 Republican Party Abraham Lincoln Antonio M. Pico38,699 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Humphrey Griffith38,023 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas R. P. Hammond37,999 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas George F. Price37,959 Democratic Party Stephen A. Douglas Pablo de la Guerra37,957 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Allen P. Dudley33,975 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Vincent E. Geiger33,970 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Zach Montgomery33,970 Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge Antonio T. Coronel33,969 Constitutional Union John Bell Phineas L. Miner9,136 Constitutional Union John Bell J. B. Crockett9,111 Constitutional Union John Bell G. W. Bowie9,110 Constitutional Union John Bell James H. Lander9,098 Write-in Scattering17Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 119,885 Results by county +CountyAbraham LincolnRepublicanStephen A. DouglasDemocraticJohn C. BreckinridgeSouthern DemocraticJohn BellConstitutional UnionScatteringWrite-inMarginTotal Votes CastBased on highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda1,03349.40%51324.53%48123.00%622.97%20.10%52024.87%2,091Amador99524.97%1,86646.84%94523.72%1784.47%00.00%-871-21.86%3,984Butte1,43732.38%1,50233.84%1,17326.43%3267.35%00.00%-65-1.46%4,438Calaveras97820.30%1,88339.08%1,71735.64%2404.98%00.00%-166"dBreckinridge" Margin over Breckinridge-3.45%4,818Colusa25827.10%23524.68%38640.55%737.67%00.00%-128-13.45%952Contra Costa60839.33%41326.71%39125.29%1348.67%00.00%19512.61%1,546Del Norte17533.72%8816.96%21741.81%397.51%00.00%-42-8.09%519El Dorado2,11930.06%2,69538.23%1,90126.96%3344.74%10.01%-576-8.17%7,050Fresno5311.30%224.69%27157.78%12326.23%00.00%-148"BelldDouglasdLincoln" Margin over Bell-31.56%469Humboldt33532.49%44443.06%23222.50%201.94%00.00%-109-10.57%1,031Klamath9213.77%37756.44%16324.40%365.39%00.00%-214"dBreckinridge"-32.04%668Los Angeles35220.51%47527.68%68840.09%20111.71%00.00%-213BreckinridgedLincoln Margin over Douglas-12.41%1,716Marin40840.28%28227.84%28528.13%383.75%00.00%123"dBreckinridge"12.14%1,013Mariposa26213.90%48925.94%81543.24%31916.92%00.00%-326BreckinridgedLincoln-17.29%1,885Mendocino19818.70%23522.19%49947.12%11610.95%111.04%-264BreckinridgedLincoln-24.93%1,059Merced4210.74%5213.30%23359.59%6416.37%00.00%-169"BelldDouglasdLincoln"-43.22%391Monterey30638.64%23329.42%24631.06%40.51%30.38%60"dBreckinridge"7.58%792Napa44124.79%51829.12%67938.17%1417.93%00.00%-161BreckinridgedLincoln-9.05%1,779Nevada2,53936.45%2,37334.07%1,65323.73%4005.74%00.00%1662.38%6,965Placer1,74329.93%1,85831.90%1,44824.86%77513.31%00.00%-115-1.97%5,824Plumas45828.18%50330.95%45327.88%21112.98%00.00%-45-2.77%1,625Sacramento2,67035.40%2,83637.60%1,68422.33%3524.67%00.00%-166-2.20%7,542San Bernardino30537.24%22427.35%19223.44%9811.97%00.00%819.89%819San Diego8130.45%2910.90%14855.64%83.01%00.00%-67-25.19%266San Francisco6,82547.53%4,03528.10%2,56017.83%9406.55%00.00%2,79019.43%14,360San Joaquin1,13132.92%73321.33%1,37339.96%1995.79%00.00%-242-7.04%3,436San Luis Obispo14834.99%12028.37%15536.64%00.00%00.00%-7-1.65%423San Mateo38935.27%54349.23%13011.79%413.72%00.00%-154-13.96%1,103Santa Barbara469.70%30564.35%12325.95%00.00%00.00%-182"dBreckinridge"-38.40%474Santa Clara1,46346.05%88127.73%72222.73%1113.49%00.00%58218.32%3,177Santa Cruz67047.72%28620.37%31922.72%1299.19%00.00%351"dBreckinridge"25.00%1,404Shasta46419.37%1,09445.68%58524.43%25210.52%00.00%-509"dBreckinridge"-21.25%2,395Sierra1,46830.95%1,53932.45%1,34728.40%3898.20%00.00%-71-1.50%4,743Siskiyou95525.58%1,50340.25%76020.35%51613.82%00.00%-548-14.68%3,734Solano68129.33%60325.97%74632.13%29212.58%00.00%-65-2.80%2,322Sonoma1,23632.85%61116.24%1,46738.98%44911.93%00.00%-231-6.14%3,763Stanislaus16718.58%23225.81%43348.16%677.45%00.00%-201BreckinridgedLincoln-22.36%899Sutter40330.44%44133.31%44033.23%403.02%00.00%-1"dBreckinridge"-0.08%1,324Tehama24318.65%49638.07%31123.87%25319.42%00.00%-185"dBreckinridge"-14.20%1,303Trinity59327.62%88541.22%51624.03%1537.13%00.00%-292-13.60%2,147Tulare1319.89%21115.94%57443.35%40830.82%00.00%-166"BelldDouglasdLincoln"-12.54%1,324Tuolumne1,63329.47%1,50327.12%2,03436.70%3726.71%00.00%-401-7.24%5,542Yolo53531.25%49729.03%60635.40%744.32%00.00%-71-4.15%1,712Yuba1,66532.92%1,36026.89%1,87437.05%1593.14%00.00%-209-4.13%5,058Total38,73432.31%38,02331.72%33,97528.34%9,1367.62%170.01%7110.59%119,885 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alameda Contra Costa Marin Monterey Nevada San Bernardino San Francisco Santa Cruz Counties that flipped from Know Nothing to Democratic Colusa Yolo Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara See also United States presidential elections in California Notes References California United States History Politics California 1860 Category:1860 California elections