1851 Michigan gubernatorial election

1851 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 4, 1851
 
Nominee Robert McClelland Townsend E. Gidley
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 23,827 16,901
Percentage 58.28% 41.34%
County results
McClelland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Gidley:      50–60%      70–80%
No Data/Votes:      
Governor before election

John S. Barry
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Robert McClelland
Democratic

The 1851 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1851. Democratic nominee Robert McClelland defeated Whig nominee Townsend E. Gidley with 58.28% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

1851 Michigan gubernatorial election[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert McClelland 23,827 58.28% +4.30%
Whig Townsend E. Gidley 16,901 41.34% −4.31%
Scattering 156 0.38%
Majority 6,926 16.94%
Total votes 40,884 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +8.61%

Results By County

County[2][3][4] Robert McClelland
Democratic		 Townsend E. Gidley
Whig		 Scattering
Write-in		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Allegan 317 55.23% 239 41.64% 18 3.14% 78 13.59% 574
Allegan 399 56.52% 307 43.48% 0 0.00% 92 13.03% 706
Berrien 537 52.70% 470 46.12% 12 1.18% 67 6.58% 1,019
Branch 675 59.73% 444 39.29% 11 0.97% 231 20.44% 1,130
Calhoun 1,246[a] 55.70% 980 43.81% 11 0.49% 266 11.89% 2,237
Cass 549 56.08% 417 42.59% 13 1.33% 132 13.48% 979
Chippewa 22 56.41% 17 43.59% 0 0.00% 5 12.82% 39
Clinton 260 57.65% 191 42.35% 0 0.00% 69 15.30% 451
Eaton 498 56.14% 386 43.52% 3 0.34% 112 12.63% 887
Genesee 640 51.99% 591 48.01% 0 0.00% 49 3.98% 1,231
Hillsdale 1,035 58.11% 744 41.77% 2 0.11% 291 16.34% 1,781
Ingham 638 55.82% 499 43.66% 6 0.52% 139 12.16% 1,143
Ionia 482 57.86% 349[b] 41.90% 2 0.24% 133 15.97% 833
Jackson 1,284 48.33% 1,359 51.15% 14 0.53% -75 -2.82% 2,657
Kalamazoo 638 48.19% 676 51.06% 10 0.76% -38 -2.87% 1,324
Kent 748 54.96% 613 45.04% 0 0.00% 135 9.92% 1,361
Lapeer 460[a] 62.16% 280 37.84% 0 0.00% 180 24.32% 740
Lenawee 1,782 58.16% 1,278 41.71% 4 0.13% 504 16.45% 3,064
Livingston 799 61.89% 488 37.80% 4 0.31% 311 24.09% 1,291
Mackinac 59 89.39% 4 6.06% 3 4.55% 55 83.33% 66
Macomb 776 66.61% 386 33.13% 3 0.26% 390 33.48% 1,165
Marquette 53 86.89% 8 13.11% 0 0.00% 45 73.77% 61
Monroe 1,418 83.61% 278 16.39% 0 0.00% 1,140 67.22% 1,696
Montcalm 67 62.04% 41 37.96% 0 0.00% 26 24.07% 108
Newaygo 72 64.86% 39 35.14% 0 0.00% 33 29.73% 111
Oakland 1,726 56.20% 1,339 43.60% 6 0.20% 387 12.60% 3,071
Ottawa 277 72.14% 105 27.34% 2 0.52% 172 44.79% 384
Saginaw 220 62.50% 129 36.65% 3 0.85% 91 25.85% 352
Sanilac 82 82.83% 14 14.14% 3 3.03% 68 68.69% 99
Shiawassee 290 52.82% 253 46.08% 6 1.09% 37 6.74% 549
St. Clair 405 57.94% 293 41.92% 1 0.14% 112 16.02% 699
St. Joseph 747 57.59% 538 41.48% 12 0.93% 209 16.11% 1,297
Tuscola 23 29.87% 54 70.13% 0 0.00% -31 -40.26% 77
Van Buren 415 57.96% 298[b] 41.62% 3 0.42% 117 16.34% 716
Washtenaw 1,495 52.02% 1,376 47.88% 3 0.10% 119 4.14% 2,874
Wayne 2,693 65.49% 1,418 34.48% 1 0.02% 1,275 31.01% 4,112
Total23,82758.28%16,90141.34%1560.38%6,92616.94%40,884
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dubin contains a typo for McCelland in this county.
  2. 1 2 Dubin contains a typo for Gidley in this county.

References

  1. ↑ Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators. Thorp & Godfrey, state printers – via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 Michigan State Archives, 1851 Election Canvass
  3. 1 2 Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 122–123. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  4. 1 2 The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1852. New York: Greeley & McElrath. 1852. p. 62. Retrieved May 28, 2026.


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