General Election Results[1][2]
Party
|
Pledged to
|
Elector
|
Votes
|
|
National Union
|
Abraham Lincoln (incumbent)
|
W. W. Crane
|
62,140
|
|
National Union
|
Abraham Lincoln (incumbent)
|
Warner Oliver
|
62,131[a]
|
|
National Union
|
Abraham Lincoln (incumbent)
|
J. G. McCallum
|
62,120
|
|
National Union
|
Abraham Lincoln (incumbent)
|
Charles Maclay
|
62,118[b]
|
|
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[c]
|
105,986
|
County
|
Abraham Lincoln National Union
|
George B. McClellan Democratic
|
Scattering Write-in
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast[d]
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
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[e]
|
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[f]
|
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[g]
|
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[h]
|
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[i]
|
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
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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- ^ The manuscript returns give this total as 62,141 but this appears to be a mistake
- ^ The manuscript returns give this total as 62,128 but this appears to be a mistake
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ The returns from this county arrived late but were included in the final canvass
- ^ Statement of the votes polled at a General Election in the State of California of Tuesday the 8th day of November 1864 for Members of Congress and Presidential Electors
- ^ "California State Election". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Sacramento Daily Union. December 9, 1864. Retrieved June 19, 2024.