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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 6.19%.
Results
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