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California

The Pacific · in the Union from 1850 · 7 electoral votes · 417,778 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

California · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501852: left bloc 46.6%1856: left bloc 69.3%1860: left bloc 76.9%1864: left bloc 70.3%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

California · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

California · party controlterritory161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential votePopDem1816 · President Outside the Union1818 · President Outside the Union1820 · President Outside the Union1822 · President Outside the Union1824 · President Outside the Union1826 · President Outside the Union1828 · President Outside the Union1830 · President Outside the Union1832 · President Outside the Union1834 · President Outside the Union1836 · President Outside the Union1838 · President Outside the Union1840 · President Outside the Union1842 · President Outside the Union1844 · President Outside the Union1846 · President Outside the Union1848 · President Outside the Union1850 · President No race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 53.4% Samuel Houston · Lib — 46.6%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President James A. Pearce · PopDem — 47.6% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 30.7% Preston Brooks · Lib — 21.7%1858 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 76.9% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 23.1% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 0.0%1862 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 70.3% Robert E. Lee · Nat — 29.7%1866 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · President Popular Democratic — held — no raceGovernorPopDem1816 · Governor Outside the Union1818 · Governor Outside the Union1820 · Governor Outside the Union1822 · Governor Outside the Union1824 · Governor Outside the Union1826 · Governor Outside the Union1828 · Governor Outside the Union1830 · Governor Outside the Union1832 · Governor Outside the Union1834 · Governor Outside the Union1836 · Governor Outside the Union1838 · Governor Outside the Union1840 · Governor Outside the Union1842 · Governor Outside the Union1844 · Governor Outside the Union1846 · Governor Outside the Union1848 · Governor Outside the Union1850 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 81.5% National · Nat — 18.5%1852 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1854 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 51.3% Liberal · Lib — 32.0% National · Nat — 16.6%1856 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1858 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 83.7% National · Nat — 16.3%1860 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 70.5% National · Nat — 29.5%1864 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 71.4% National · Nat — 28.6%1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1PopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1850 · Senate seat 1 No race1852 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 48.3% Liberal · Lib — 33.2% National · Nat — 18.5%1854 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 53.3% National · Nat — 29.6% Liberal · Lib — 17.1%1858 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 88.2% National · Nat — 11.8%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 79.0% National · Nat — 21.0%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2LibPopDem1816 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1850 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 78.6% National · Nat — 21.4%1852 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 47.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 37.0% National · Nat — 15.8%1856 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 79.5% National · Nat — 20.5%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 69.0% National · Nat — 31.0%1864 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 66.0% National · Nat — 34.0%1868 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no raceHouse delegationPopDem1816 · House Outside the Union1818 · House Outside the Union1820 · House Outside the Union1822 · House Outside the Union1824 · House Outside the Union1826 · House Outside the Union1828 · House Outside the Union1830 · House Outside the Union1832 · House Outside the Union1834 · House Outside the Union1836 · House Outside the Union1838 · House Outside the Union1840 · House Outside the Union1842 · House Outside the Union1844 · House Outside the Union1846 · House Outside the Union1848 · House Outside the Union1850 · House Liberal — 1 seat · 100%1852 · House Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 100%1854 · House Liberal — 1 seat · 100%1856 · House Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 100%1858 · House Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 100%1860 · House Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 100%1862 · House Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 100%1864 · House Popular Democratic — 5 seats · 100%1866 · House Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 80% National — 1 seat · 20%1868 · House No raceState legislaturePopDem1816 · Legislature Outside the Union1818 · Legislature Outside the Union1820 · Legislature Outside the Union1822 · Legislature Outside the Union1824 · Legislature Outside the Union1826 · Legislature Outside the Union1828 · Legislature Outside the Union1830 · Legislature Outside the Union1832 · Legislature Outside the Union1834 · Legislature Outside the Union1836 · Legislature Outside the Union1838 · Legislature Outside the Union1840 · Legislature Outside the Union1842 · Legislature Outside the Union1844 · Legislature Outside the Union1846 · Legislature Outside the Union1848 · Legislature Outside the Union1850 · Legislature Liberal — 20 seats · 80% National — 5 seats · 20%1852 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 12 seats · 48% Liberal — 8 seats · 32% National — 5 seats · 20%1854 · Legislature Liberal — 12 seats · 48% Popular Democratic — 9 seats · 36% National — 4 seats · 16%1856 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 7 seats · 28% Liberal — 4 seats · 16%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 20 seats · 80% National — 5 seats · 20%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 22 seats · 88% National — 3 seats · 12%1862 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 20 seats · 80% National — 5 seats · 20%1866 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.