See main article: 1864 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1864 United States presidential election in California |
| Country: | California |
| Flag Year: | 1846 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1860 United States presidential election in California |
| Previous Year: | 1860 |
| Next Election: | 1868 United States presidential election in California |
| Next Year: | 1868 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1864 |
| Image1: | Abraham Lincoln November 1863.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Abraham Lincoln |
| Party1: | National Union Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Andrew Johnson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 62,140 |
| Percentage1: | 58.63% |
| Nominee2: | George B. McClellan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate2: | George H. Pendleton |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 43,838 |
| Percentage2: | 41.36% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Abraham Lincoln |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Abraham Lincoln |
| After Party: | National Union Party (United States) |
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%.
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) | W. W. Crane | 62,140 | ||
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) | Warner Oliver | 62,131 | ||
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) | J. G. McCallum | 62,120 | ||
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) | Charles Maclay | 62,118 | ||
| National Union | Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) | Samuel Brannan | 62,050 | ||
| Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Joseph Hamilton | 43,838 | ||
| Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | John T. Doyle | 43,837 | ||
| Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | W. F. White | 43,831 | ||
| Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | E. J. Lewis | 43,828 | ||
| Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | H. P. Barber | 43,827 | ||
| Write-in | Scattering | 8 | |||
| Votes cast | 105,986 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Abraham Lincoln National Union | George B. McClellan Democratic | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 1,467 | 64.40% | 811 | 35.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 656 | 28.80% | 2,278 | ||||||||||
| Alpine | 384 | 62.75% | 228 | 37.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 156 | 25.49% | 612 | ||||||||||
| Amador | 1,392 | 53.72% | 1,199 | 46.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 193 | 7.45% | 2,591 | ||||||||||
| Butte | 1,739 | 60.89% | 1,117 | 39.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 622 | 21.78% | 2,856 | ||||||||||
| Calaveras | 2,071 | 56.96% | 1,565 | 43.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 506 | 13.92% | 3,636 | ||||||||||
| Colusa | 274 | 39.20% | 425 | 60.80% | 0 | 0.00% | −151 | −21.60% | 699 | ||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 958 | 64.73% | 522 | 35.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 436 | 29.46% | 1,480 | ||||||||||
| Del Norte | 167 | 54.58% | 139 | 45.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 28 | 9.15% | 306 | ||||||||||
| El Dorado | 2,949 | 58.17% | 2,121 | 41.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 828 | 16.33% | 5,070 | ||||||||||
| Fresno | 92 | 20.40% | 359 | 79.60% | 0 | 0.00% | −267 | −59.20% | 451 | ||||||||||
| Humboldt | 423 | 61.75% | 262 | 38.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 161 | 23.50% | 685 | ||||||||||
| Klamath | 139 | 53.26% | 122 | 46.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 17 | 6.51% | 261 | ||||||||||
| Lake | 213 | 34.47% | 405 | 65.53% | 0 | 0.00% | −192 | −31.07% | 618 | ||||||||||
| Lassen | 318 | 57.40% | 236 | 42.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 82 | 14.80% | 554 | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 555 | 42.73% | 744 | 57.27% | 0 | 0.00% | -189 | -14.55% | 1,299 | ||||||||||
| Marin | 685 | 62.50% | 411 | 37.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 274 | 25.00% | 1,096 | ||||||||||
| Mariposa | 767 | 47.67% | 842 | 52.33% | 0 | 0.00% | -75 | -4.66% | 1,609 | ||||||||||
| Mendocino | 576 | 42.54% | 778 | 57.46% | 0 | 0.00% | −202 | −14.92% | 1,354 | ||||||||||
| Merced | 73 | 25.09% | 218 | 74.91% | 0 | 0.00% | −145 | −49.83% | 291 | ||||||||||
| Mono | 167 | 54.93% | 137 | 45.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 9.87% | 304 | ||||||||||
| Monterey | 415 | 53.27% | 364 | 46.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 51 | 6.55% | 779 | ||||||||||
| Napa | 735 | 55.35% | 593 | 44.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 142 | 10.69% | 1,328 | ||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,784 | 60.88% | 1,789 | 39.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 995 | 21.76% | 4,573 | ||||||||||
| Placer | 2,314 | 60.91% | 1,485 | 39.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 829 | 21.82% | 3,799 | ||||||||||
| Plumas | 828 | 55.31% | 669 | 44.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 159 | 10.62% | 1,497 | ||||||||||
| Sacramento | 4,192 | 70.38% | 1,764 | 29.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,428 | 40.77% | 5,956 | ||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 243 | 33.02% | 493 | 66.98% | 0 | 0.00% | -250 | -33.97% | 736 | ||||||||||
| San Diego | 97 | 32.99% | 197 | 67.01% | 0 | 0.00% | -100 | -34.01% | 294 | ||||||||||
| San Francisco | 12,667 | 60.24% | 8,354 | 39.73% | 8 | 0.04% | 4,313 | 20.51% | 21,029 | ||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 1,849 | 56.44% | 1,427 | 43.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 422 | 12.88% | 3,276 | ||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 259 | 63.48% | 149 | 36.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | 26.96% | 408 | ||||||||||
| San Mateo | 600 | 61.41% | 377 | 38.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 223 | 22.82% | 977 | ||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 343 | 81.09% | 80 | 18.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 263 | 62.17% | 423 | ||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 1,930 | 61.62% | 1,202 | 38.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 728 | 23.24% | 3,132 | ||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 974 | 68.26% | 453 | 31.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 521 | 36.51% | 1,427 | ||||||||||
| Shasta | 909 | 61.79% | 562 | 38.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 347 | 23.59% | 1,471 | ||||||||||
| Sierra | 2,051 | 66.42% | 1,037 | 33.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,014 | 32.84% | 3,088 | ||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 925 | 49.15% | 957 | 50.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -32 | -1.70% | 1,882 | ||||||||||
| Solano | 1,255 | 58.02% | 908 | 41.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 347 | 16.04% | 2,163 | ||||||||||
| Sonoma | 2,026 | 46.45% | 2,336 | 53.55% | 0 | 0.00% | -310 | -7.11% | 4,362 | ||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 277 | 44.46% | 346 | 55.54% | 0 | 0.00% | −69 | −11.08% | 623 | ||||||||||
| Sutter | 677 | 53.60% | 586 | 46.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 91 | 7.21% | 1,263 | ||||||||||
| Tehama | 482 | 56.97% | 364 | 43.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 118 | 13.95% | 846 | ||||||||||
| Trinity | 653 | 58.62% | 461 | 41.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 192 | 17.24% | 1,114 | ||||||||||
| Tulare | 528 | 45.32% | 637 | 54.68% | 0 | 0.00% | −109 | −9.36% | 1,165 | ||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,589 | 50.38% | 1,565 | 49.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 24 | 0.76% | 3,154 | ||||||||||
| Yolo | 653 | 57.99% | 473 | 42.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 180 | 15.99% | 1,126 | ||||||||||
| Yuba | 1,870 | 58.38% | 1,333 | 41.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 537 | 16.77% | 3,203 | ||||||||||
| Soldiers | 2,606 | 91.70% | 236 | 8.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,370 | 83.39% | 2,842 | ||||||||||
| Total | 62,140 | 58.63% | 43,838 | 41.36% | 8 | 0.01% | 18,302 | 17.27% | 105,986 | ||||||||||