1860 United States presidential election in California

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United States presidential election in California, 1860

November 6, 1860

Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas Party Republican Democratic Home state Illinois Illinois Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 38,733 37,999 Percentage 32.32% 31.71%   Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Electoral vote 0 0 Popular vote 33,969 9,111 Percentage 28.35% 7.60%

President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican

In the 1860 United States presidential election, California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, former Illinois representative Abraham Lincoln, over the Democratic nominee, Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas and the Southern Democratic nominee, Vice President John C. Breckinridge.

Results

United States presidential election in California, 1860
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Abraham Lincoln	38,733	32.32%	4
	Democratic	Stephen A. Douglas	37,999	31.71%	0
	Southern Democratic	John C. Breckinridge	33,969	28.35%	0
	Constitution Union	John Bell	9,111	7.60%	0
	No party	Write-ins	15	0.01%	0
Invalid or blank votes					—
Totals			119,827	100.00%	4
Voter turnout					—