United States presidential election in California, 1852

United States presidential election in California, 1852

November 2, 1852

Nominee Franklin Pierce Winfield Scott Party Democratic Whig Home state New Hampshire New Jersey Running mate William R. King William A. Graham Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 40,721 35,972 Percentage 53.02% 46.83%

President before election Millard Fillmore Whig Elected President Franklin Pierce Democratic

In the 1852 United States presidential election, its first election after becoming a state in 1850, California voted for the Democratic nominee, New Hampshire Senator Franklin Pierce, over the Whig nominee, United States Army general Winfield Scott.

Results

United States presidential election in California, 1852[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin Pierce	40,721	53.02%	4
	Whig	Winfield Scott	35,972	46.83%	0
	Free Soil Party	John Hale	61	0.08%	0
	No party	Write-ins	56	0.07%	0
Invalid or blank votes					—
Totals			76,810	100.00%	4
Voter turnout					—

References

1. "1852 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.