1860, united, states, presidential, election, california, main, article, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1860, part, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, state, voters, chose, four, representatives, electors, elect. Main article 1860 United States presidential election 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 1860 United States presidential election in California 1856 November 6 1860 1864 Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A DouglasParty Republican DemocraticHome state Illinois IllinoisRunning mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V JohnsonElectoral vote 4 0Popular vote 38 733 37 999Percentage 32 32 31 71 Nominee John C Breckinridge John BellParty Southern Democratic Constitutional UnionHome state Kentucky TennesseeRunning mate Joseph Lane Edward EverettElectoral vote 0 0Popular vote 33 969 9 111Percentage 28 35 7 60 County Results Lincoln 30 40 40 50 Douglas 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Breckinridge 30 40 40 50 50 60 President before electionJames BuchananDemocratic Elected President Abraham LincolnRepublicanCalifornia 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 edit1860 United States presidential election in California 1 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Abraham Lincoln 38 733 32 32 4Democratic Stephen A Douglas 37 999 31 71 0Southern Democratic John C Breckinridge 33 969 28 35 0Constitution Union John Bell 9 111 7 60 0No party Write ins 15 0 01 0Invalid or blank votes Totals 119 827 100 00 4Voter turnout References edit 1860 Presidential General Election Results California Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved August 25 2008 nbsp nbsp This California elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1860 United States presidential election in California amp oldid 1189107396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,