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1839 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1839 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1837 November 4–5, 1839 1841 →
 
Nominee William Woodbridge Elon Farnsworth
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 18,195 17,037
Percentage 51.64% 48.36%

County results
Woodbridge:      50–60%      60–70%
Farnsworth:      50–60%      60–70%
No Data/Votes:      

Governor before election

Stevens T. Mason
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Woodbridge
Whig

The 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 4, 1839 to November 5, 1839. Whig nominee William Woodbridge defeated Democrat nominee Elon Farnsworth with 51.64% of the vote.

This was the most recent election in which neither a Republican or Democrat won.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1839[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig William Woodbridge 18,195 51.64
Democratic Elon Farnsworth 17,037 48.36
Total votes 35,232 100
Whig gain from Democratic

Results By County

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Results provided by.[2]

Note: Counties listed may not match modern-day county names or borders. Names, vote numbers and percentages taken from above reference.Counties which may have existed at this point in time but do not appear here are due to the author not including them.

County William Woodbridge (W) Elon Farnsworth (D)
Percentage Votes Percentage Votes
Allegan 53.4% 217 46.6% 189
Barry 56.5% 113 43.5% 87
Berrien 54.3% 462 45.7% 389
Branch 44.6% 382 55.4% 475
Calhoun 50.3% 1,064 49.7% 1,052
Cass 51.9% 503 48.1% 467
Chippewa 34.4% 22 65.6% 42
Clinton 46.1% 119 53.9% 139
Eaton 58.6% 217 41.4% 153
Hillsdale 55.5% 667 44.5% 535
Houghton 47.7% 578 52.3% 633
Ingham 50.5% 194 49.5% 190
Ionia 47.2% 195 52.8% 218
Jackson 57.9% 1,331 42.1% 969
Kalamazoo 57.3% 879 42.7% 655
Kent 44.2% 228 55.8% 288
Lapeer 54.4% 396 45.6% 332
Lenawee 50.8% 1,694 49.2% 1,640
Macomb 50.7% 807 49.3% 786
Michilimackinac 44.1% 41 55.9% 52
Monroe 44.7% 755 55.3% 933
Oakland 51.9% 1,960 48.1% 1,816
Ottawa 31.2% 24 68.8% 53
Saginaw 42% 60 58% 83
St. Joseph 45.1% 581 54.9% 708
Shiawassee 60.9% 198 39.1% 129
Van Buren 47.8% 153 52.2% 167
Washtenaw 56.2% 2,352 43.8% 1,836
Wayne 49.7% 1,998 50.3% 2,021
Totals* 51.6% 18,190 48.4% 17,035

Note: These are the official results. The stated totals were as follows: 18,195 (W), 17,037 (D).

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1839". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County | archive.org". May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.