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 ElectorsParty Pledged to Elector Votes National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) W. W. Crane62,140 National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Warner Oliver62,131 National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) J. G. McCallum62,120 National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) Charles Maclay62,118 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 cast 105,986
Results by county County Abraham LincolnNational Union George B. McClellanDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %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%685Klamath13953.26%12246.74%00.00%176.51%261Lake21334.47%40565.53%00.00%−192−31.07%618Lassen31857.40%23642.60%00.00%8214.80%554Los Angeles55542.73%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%291Mono16754.93%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 Barbara34381.09%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%1,114Tulare52845.32%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
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
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