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1860 United States presidential election in California
The
1860 United States presidential election
in
California
took place on
November 6
, 1860, as part of the 1860
United States presidential election
. State voters chose four
representatives
, or
electors
, to the
Electoral College
, who voted for
president
and
vice president
.
California narrowly voted for the
Republican
nominee
, former
Illinois
representative
Abraham Lincoln
, over the
Democratic
nominee,
Illinois Senator
Stephen A
.
Douglas
and the
Southern Democratic
nominee,
Vice President
John
C. Breckinridge.
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