1852 United States presidential election in California explained

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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
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%
Nominee2:	Winfield Scott
Party2:	Whig Party (United States)
Home State2:	New Jersey
Running Mate2:	William A. Graham
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	36,052
Percentage2:	46.78%
Map Size:	x300px
President
Before Election:	Millard Fillmore
Before Party:	Whig Party (United States)
After Election:	Franklin Pierce
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1852 United States presidential election in California was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Votes chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California voted in its first ever presidential election, having become the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The state was won by the Democratic nominee, New Hampshire Senator Franklin Pierce, who defeated the Whig nominee, United States Army general Winfield Scott.

Pierce won the state by a margin of 6.27%.

Results

+ General Election Results^[1]	Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	W. S. Sherwood	40,885
	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	Andreas Pico	40,573
	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	T. J. Henley	40,572
	Democratic Party	Franklin Pierce	J. W. Gregory	40,507
	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	J. C. Fall	36,052
	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	D. H. Haskell	35,789
	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	T. D. Johns	35,752
	Whig Party	Winfield Scott	J. E. Hale	35,731
	Free Soil Party	John Hale	Asa D. Hatch	66
	Free Soil Party	John Hale	Asa Walker	66
	Free Soil Party	John Hale	J. Bryant Hill	65
	Free Soil Party	John Hale	J. A. Lloyd	65
	Write-in		Scattering	56
Votes cast				77,059

Results by county

County	Franklin Pierce Democratic		Winfield Scott Whig		John Hale Free Soil		Scattering Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	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
Total	40,885	53.06%	36,052	46.78%	66	0.09%	56	0.07%	4,833	6.27%	77,059

Notes and References

1. Original Manuscript Returns, California State Archives