United States presidential election in California, 1852

United States presidential election in California, 1852

← 1848 November 2, 1852 1856 →
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

Millard Fillmore
Whig

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.

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