← 1848 November 2, 1852 4 0 53.02% 46.83% | November 2, 1852 1856 → 40,721 35,972 | |
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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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United States presidential election in California, 1852 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA