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1852 United States presidential election in California

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Field	Value
election_name	1852 United States presidential election in California
country	United States
flag_year	1846
election_date	November 2, 1852
next_election	1856 United States presidential election in California
next_year	1856
type	presidential
ongoing	no
image_size	x200px
image1	Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Franklin Pierce
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	New Hampshire
running_mate1	William R. King
electoral_vote1	4
popular_vote1	40,885
percentage1	53.06%
image2	Winfield Scott by Fredricks, 1862 (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Winfield Scott
party2	Whig Party (United States)
home_state2	New Jersey
running_mate2	William Alexander Graham
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	36,052
percentage2	46.78%
map_image	California Presidential Election Results 1852.svg
map_size	x300px
map_caption	County Results
title	President
before_election	Millard Fillmore
before_party	Whig Party (United States)
after_election	Franklin Pierce
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Main article: 1852 United States presidential election

Pierce Scott Unknown/No Vote

The 1852 United States presidential election in California was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

This was California's first presidential election, following its admission as the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The Democratic nominee, New Hampshire Senator Franklin Pierce, won the state, defeating the Whig nominee, United States Army General Winfield Scott.

Pierce won the state by a margin of 6.27%.

Results

Party	Elector	Votes	Votes cast	77,059
Democratic Party (United States)}}"	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	W. S. Sherwood	40,885
Democratic Party (United States)}}"	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	Andreas Pico	40,573
Democratic Party (United States)}}"	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	T. J. Henley	40,572
Democratic Party (United States)}}"	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	J. W. Gregory	40,507
Whig Party (United States)}}"	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	J. C. Fall	36,052
Whig Party (United States)}}"	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	D. H. Haskell	35,789
Whig Party (United States)}}"	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	T. D. Johns	35,752
Whig Party (United States)}}"	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	J. E. Hale	35,731
Free Soil Party}}"	Free Soil Party	John Hale	Asa D. Hatch	66
Free Soil Party}}"	Free Soil Party	John Hale	Asa Walker	66
Free Soil Party}}"	Free Soil Party	John Hale	J. Bryant Hill	65
Free Soil Party}}"	Free Soil Party	John Hale	J. A. Lloyd	65
Independent}}"	Write-in		Scattering	56

Results by county

County	Franklin Pierce
Democratic	Winfield Scott
Whig	John Hale
Free Soil	Scattering
Write-in	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	40,885	53.06%	36,052	46.78%	66	0.09%	56	0.07%	4,833	6.27%	77,059
	Butte		1,741		54.09%		1,478		45.91%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		263		8.17%		3,219
	Calaveras		2,838		55.29%		2,288		44.57%		6		0.12%		1		0.02%		550		10.71%		5,133
	Colusa		232		50.66%		226		49.34%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		6		1.31%		458
	Contra Costa		590		58.82%		413		41.18%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		177		17.65%		1,003
	El Dorado		6,106		54.24%		5,144		45.69%		0		0.00%		8		0.07%		962		8.55%		11,258
	Klamath		210		49.18%		217		50.82%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-7		-1.64%		427
	Los Angeles		574		53.64%		496		46.36%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		78		7.29%		1,070
	Marin		137		48.58%		145		51.42%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-8		-2.84%		282
	Mariposa		1,292		60.21%		854		39.79%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		438		20.41%		2,146
	Monterey		273		83.49%		54		16.51%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		219		66.97%		327
	Napa		267		56.93%		202		43.07%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		65		13.86%		469
	Nevada		2,855		52.17%		2,618		47.83%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		237		4.33%		5,473
	Placer		2,830		55.46%		2,273		44.54%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		557		10.92%		5,103
	Sacramento		3,279		47.43%		3,635		52.57%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-356		-5.15%		6,914
	San Diego		105		49.53%		107		50.47%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-2		-0.94%		212
	San Francisco		4,241		50.11%		4,162		49.18%		55		0.65%		5		0.06%		79		0.93%		8,463
	San Joaquin		1,198		50.74%		1,159		49.09%		4		0.17%		0		0.00%		39		1.65%		2,361
	San Luis Obispo		11		8.94%		112		91.06%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-101		-82.11%		123
	Santa Barbara		104		59.43%		68		38.86%		0		0.00%		3		1.71%		36		20.57%		175
	Santa Clara		780		48.42%		831		51.58%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-51		-3.17%		1,611
	Santa Cruz		306		62.20%		186		37.80%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		120		24.39%		492
	Shasta		971		56.19%		757		43.81%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		214		12.38%		1,728
	Sierra		1,619		54.57%		1,438		45.43%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		271		9.13%		2,967
	Siskiyou		492		51.68%		459		48.21%		1		0.11%		0		0.00%		33		3.47%		952
	Solano		355		53.54%		308		46.46%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		47		7.09%		663
	Sonoma		474		63.97%		267		36.03%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		207		27.94%		741
	Sutter		205		48.93%		214		51.07%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-9		-2.15%		419
	Trinity		784		53.44%		683		46.56%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		101		6.88%		1,467
	Tulare		40		55.56%		32		44.44%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		8		11.11%		72
	Tuolumne		3,131		54.82%		2,541		44.49%		0		0.00%		39		0.68%		590		10.33%		5,711
	Yolo		350		46.79%		398		53.21%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-48		-6.42%		748
	Yuba		2,195		51.38%		2,077		48.62%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		118		2.76%		4,272

Notes

References

Original Manuscript Returns, California State Archives

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