1868 Michigan gubernatorial election

1868 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 3, 1868
 
Nominee Henry P. Baldwin John Moore
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 128,051 97,290
Percentage 56.65% 43.04%
County results
Baldwin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Moore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Date/Vote:      
Governor before election

Henry H. Crapo
Republican

 Elected Governor

Henry P. Baldwin
Republican

The 1868 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1868. Republican nominee Henry P. Baldwin defeated Democratic nominee John Moore with 56.65% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

1868 Michigan gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry P. Baldwin 128,051 56.65% −2.17%
Democratic John Moore 97,290 43.04% +1.88%
Labor Union William H. Stewart 690 0.31%
Scattering 12 0.01%
Imperfect[a] 3 0.00%
Majority 30,761 13.61%
Total votes 226,046 100.00%
Republican hold Swing -4.04%

Results by county

No votes were recorded in Chippewa County. This was one of only two gubernatorial elections in which Manitou County voted Republican.[b]

County[1][2][3][4] Henry P. Baldwin
Republican		 John Moore
Democratic		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Allegan 3,556 60.07% 2,364 39.93% 1,192 20.14% 5,920
Alpena 325 58.66% 229 41.34% 96 17.33% 554
Antrim 237 84.64% 43 15.36% 194 69.29% 280
Allegan 2,916 65.03% 1,568 34.97% 1,348 30.06% 4,484
Bay 1,157 51.29% 1,098 48.67% 59 2.62% 2,256[c]
Berrien 3,996 54.88% 3,285 45.12% 711 9.77% 7,281
Branch 3,970 66.10% 2,033 33.85% 1,937 32.25% 6,006[d]
Calhoun 5,041 61.00% 3,223 39.00% 1,818 22.00% 8,264
Cass 2,460 55.92% 1,939 44.08% 521 11.84% 4,399
Cheboygan 56 26.67% 154 73.33% -98 -46.67% 210
Clinton 2,540 53.51% 1,839 38.74% 701 14.77% 4,747[e]
Delta 157 49.22% 162 50.78% -5 -1.57% 319
Eaton 3,083 60.02% 2,054 39.98% 1,029 20.03% 5,137
Emmet 135 40.30% 200 59.70% -65 -19.40% 335
Genesee 4,209 60.69% 2,726 39.31% 1,483 21.38% 6,935
Grand Traverse 987 85.23% 171 14.77% 816 70.47% 1,158
Gratiot 1,236 61.86% 762 38.14% 474 23.72% 1,998
Hillsdale 4,889 69.65% 2,127 30.30% 2,762 39.35% 7,019[d]
Houghton 715 38.13% 1,160 61.87% -445 -23.73% 1,875
Huron 699 59.44% 477 40.56% 222 18.88% 1,176
Ingham 2,988 54.05% 2,540 45.95% 448 8.10% 5,528
Ionia 3,450 60.45% 1,961 34.36% 1,489 26.09% 5,707[f]
Iosco 278 60.43% 182 39.57% 96 20.87% 460
Isabella 521 58.47% 370 41.53% 151 16.95% 891
Jackson 4,025 52.40% 3,656 47.60% 369 4.80% 7,681
Kalamazoo 4,062 57.76% 2,970 42.24% 1,092 15.53% 7,032
Kent 5,392 58.29% 3,834 41.44% 1,558 16.84% 9,251[g]
Keweenaw 377 47.78% 412 52.22% -35 -4.44% 789
Lapeer 2,371 58.80% 1,661 41.20% 710 17.61% 4,032
Leelanau 434 66.36% 220 33.64% 214 32.72% 654
Lenawee 6,189 57.03% 4,662 42.96% 1,527 14.07% 10,852[h]
Livingston 2,235 48.02% 2,419 51.98% -184 -3.95% 4,654
Mackinac 43 26.54% 119 73.46% -76 -46.91% 162
Macomb 2,795 51.04% 2,681 48.96% 114 2.08% 5,476
Manistee 654 70.02% 280 29.98% 374 40.04% 934
Manitou 43 100.00% 0 0.00% 43 100.00% 43
Marquette 804 53.07% 711 46.93% 93 6.14% 1,515
Mason 400 62.11% 244 37.89% 156 24.22% 644
Mecosta 768 68.02% 361 31.98% 407 36.05% 1,129
Menominee 122 63.54% 67 34.90% 55 28.65% 192[d]
Midland 404 64.43% 223 35.57% 181 28.87% 627
Monroe 2,526 46.32% 2,927 53.68% -401 -7.35% 5,453
Montcalm 1,511 64.05% 848 35.95% 663 28.11% 2,359
Muskegon 1,422 64.52% 782 35.48% 640 29.04% 2,204
Newaygo 903 68.56% 414 31.44% 489 37.13% 1,317
Oakland 4,719 51.28% 4,483 48.72% 236 2.56% 9,202
Oceana 1,079 72.37% 412 27.63% 667 44.74% 1,491
Ontonagon 229 43.29% 300 56.71% -71 -13.42% 529
Ottawa 2,421 56.26% 1,880 43.69% 541 12.57% 4,303[i]
Saginaw 3,254 54.03% 2,767 45.94% 487 8.09% 6,023[j]
Sanilac 1,306 69.91% 562 30.09% 744 39.83% 1,868
Shiawassee 2,395 56.98% 1,807 42.99% 588 13.99% 4,203[k]
St. Clair 3,055 52.96% 2,713 47.04% 342 5.93% 5,768
St. Joseph 3,560 58.67% 2,508 41.33% 1,052 17.34% 6,068
Tuscola 1,616 71.25% 652 28.75% 964 42.50% 2,268
Van Buren 3,659 61.70% 2,271 38.30% 1,388 23.41% 5,930
Washtenaw 4,449 49.55% 4,529 50.45% -80 -0.89% 8,978
Wayne 9,228 47.38% 10,248 52.62% -1,020 -5.24% 19,476
Total128,50156.65%97,29043.04%30,76113.61%226,046
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. ↑ These are ballots that were intended for the main candidates but contained misspellings. The canvass does not list specific variations, it just groups these votes together.
  2. ↑ The other was in 1872
  3. ↑ Includes 1 Imperfect vote
  4. 1 2 3 Includes 3 Scattering votes
  5. ↑ Includes 368 votes for William H. Stewart
  6. ↑ Includes 296 votes for William H. Stewart
  7. ↑ Includes 25 votes for William H. Stewart
  8. ↑ Includes 1 Scattering votes
  9. ↑ Includes 2 Scattering votes
  10. ↑ Includes 2 Imperfect votes
  11. ↑ Includes 1 vote for William H. Stewart

References

  1. 1 2 Michigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Third day of November, A.D. 1868
  2. 1 2 "Official State Canvass - State Officers". The Lansing State Republican. Vol. 14, no. 36. Lansing: Bingham, Kerr & Co. December 17, 1868. p. 5. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Henderson, D. C. (1869). Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Michigan 1869-1870. Lansing: W. S. George & Co., Printers to the State. pp. 229–230. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  4. 1 2 The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1869. New York: The Tribune Association. 1869. p. 73. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
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