1876 Michigan gubernatorial election

1876 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 7, 1876
 
Nominee Charles Croswell William L. Webber
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 165,930 142,591
Percentage 52.19% 44.85%
County results
Croswell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90–100%
Webber:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Date/Vote:      
Governor before election

John J. Bagley
Republican

 Elected Governor

Charles Croswell
Republican

The 1876 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. Republican nominee Charles Croswell defeated Democratic nominee William L. Webber with 52.19% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Levi Sparks, Greenback
  • Albert Williams, Prohibition

Results

1876 Michigan gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles Croswell 165,926 52.19% +1.72%
Democratic William L. Webber 142,591 44.85% −2.83%
Greenback Levi Sparks 8,366 2.63%
Prohibition Albert Williams 871 0.27% −1.53%
Scattering 185 0.06%
Blank 2 0.00%
Majority 23,339 7.34%
Total votes 317,945 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +4.54%

Results by county

This was the only election in which Isle Royale County reported votes separately.

County[1][2][3][4] Charles Croswell
Republican		 William L. Webber
Democratic		 Levi Sparks
Greenback		 Thomas E. Carpenter
Prohibition		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 146 46.06% 171 53.94% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -25 -7.89% 317
Allegan 4,299 55.64% 3,181 41.17% 247 3.20% 0 0.00% 1,118 14.47% 7,727
Alpena 624 49.60% 634 50.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -10 -0.79% 1,258
Antrim 475 62.58% 283 37.29% 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 192 25.30% 759
Baraga 218 48.44% 232 51.56% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -14 -3.11% 450
Barry 2,941 53.59% 1,864 33.97% 673 12.26% 10 0.18% 1,077 19.62% 5,488
Bay 2,405 44.87% 2,859 53.34% 93 1.74% 3 0.06% -454 -8.47% 5,360
Benzie 473 70.81% 191 28.59% 4 0.60% 0 0.00% 282 42.22% 668
Berrien 4,179 51.22% 3,683 45.14% 292 3.58% 0 0.00% 496 6.08% 8,159[b]
Branch 4,007 58.55% 2,384 34.83% 446 6.52% 7 0.10% 1,623 23.71% 6,844
Calhoun 5,132 56.59% 2,3824 42.17% 78 0.86% 35 0.39% 1,308 14.42% 9,069
Cass 2,751 52.23% 2,354 44.69% 162 3.08% 0 0.00% 397 7.54% 5,267
Charlevoix 411 67.05% 202 32.95% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 209 34.09% 613
Cheboygan 263 37.20% 444 62.80% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -181 -25.60% 707
Chippewa 172 37.80% 283 62.20% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -111 -24.40% 455
Clare 269 52.95% 239 47.05% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 30 5.91% 508
Clinton 3,253 51.16% 3,074 48.35% 27 0.42% 4 0.06% 179 2.82% 6,358
Delta 507 53.03% 449 46.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 58 6.07% 956
Eaton 3,982 56.40% 2,913 41.26% 42 0.59% 122 1.73% 1,069 15.14% 7,060[c]
Emmet 311 41.69% 432 57.91% 3 0.40% 0 0.00% -121 -16.22% 746
Genesee 5,031 57.12% 3,755 42.63% 6 0.07% 16 0.18% 1,276 14.49% 8,808
Gladwin 87 35.37% 159 64.63% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -72 -29.27% 246
Grand Traverse 1,005 75.28% 329 24.64% 0 0.00% 1 0.07% 676 50.64% 1,335
Gratiot 2,146 58.84% 1,370 37.57% 130 3.56% 1 0.03% 776 21.28% 3,647
Hillsdale 5,086 63.16% 2,342 29.08% 557 6.92% 68 0.84% 2,744 34.07% 8,053
Houghton 2,263 61.08% 1,442 38.92% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 821 22.16% 3,705
Huron 1,273 54.89% 1,036 44.67% 0 0.00% 10 0.43% 237 10.22% 2,319
Ingham 4,044 49.98% 4,006 49.51% 8 0.10% 33 0.41% 38 0.47% 8,091
Ionia 4,286 55.96% 3,246 42.38% 61 0.80% 66 0.86% 1,040 13.58% 7,659
Iosco 469 56.03% 366 43.73% 0 0.00% 2 0.24% 103 12.31% 837
Isabella 1,025 56.82% 720 39.91% 28 1.55% 0 0.00% 305 16.91% 1,804[d]
Isle Royale 12 21.82% 43 78.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -31 -56.36% 55
Jackson 4,845 47.10% 5,332 51.83% 24 0.23% 86 0.84% -487 -4.73% 10,287
Kalamazoo 4,493 54.95% 3,595 43.97% 80 0.98% 8 0.10% 898 10.98% 8,176
Kalkaska 382 73.46% 128 24.62% 2 0.38% 0 0.00% 254 48.85% 520[e]
Kent 7,402 48.60% 5,764 37.84% 2,062 13.54% 3 0.02% 1,638 10.75% 15,231
Keweenaw 736 64.06% 413 35.94% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 323 28.11% 1,149
Lake 407 64.71% 213 33.86% 9 1.43% 0 0.00% 194 30.84% 629
Lapeer 3,216 56.13% 2,510 43.80% 1 0.02% 3 0.05% 706 12.32% 5,730
Leelanau 635 60.59% 413 39.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 222 21.18% 1,048
Lenawee 6,556 53.31% 5,523 44.91% 6 0.05% 214 1.74% 1,033 8.40% 12,299
Livingston 2,728 47.97% 2,947 51.82% 0 0.00% 12 0.21% -219 -3.85% 5,687
Mackinac 74 26.62% 204 73.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -130 -46.76% 278
Macomb 3,008 46.32% 3,467 53.39% 14 0.22% 4 0.06% -459 -7.07% 6,494[c]
Manistee 884 49.61% 820 46.02% 77 4.32% 1 0.06% 64 3.59% 1,782
Manitou 34 26.77% 93 73.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -59 -46.46% 127
Marquette 2,311 56.96% 1,746 43.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 565 13.93% 4,057
Mason 926 55.92% 685 41.36% 45 2.72% 0 0.00% 241 14.55% 1,656
Mecosta 1,341 56.56% 945 39.86% 85 3.58% 0 0.00% 396 16.70% 2,371
Menominee 394 53.03% 349 46.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 45 6.06% 743
Midland 663 58.21% 476 41.79% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 187 16.42% 1,139
Missaukee 160 59.48% 109 40.52% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 51 18.96% 269
Monroe 3,013 43.43% 3,918 56.47% 5 0.07% 1 0.01% -905 -13.04% 6,938[c]
Montcalm 3,099 55.02% 2,461 43.69% 66 1.17% 6 0.11% 638 11.33% 5,633[c]
Muskegon 2,254 57.35% 1,514 38.52% 160 4.07% 2 0.05% 740 18.83% 3,930
Newaygo 1,304 55.97% 792 33.99% 226 9.70% 8 0.34% 512 21.97% 2,330
Oakland 5,028 48.11% 5,346 51.15% 41 0.39% 37 0.35% -318 -3.04% 10,452
Oceana 1,368 68.74% 594 29.85% 28 1.41% 0 0.00% 774 38.89% 1,990
Ogemaw 101 53.72% 87 46.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 14 7.45% 188
Ontonagon 203 38.52% 324 61.48% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -121 -22.96% 527
Osceola 793 54.84% 628 43.43% 23 1.59% 2 0.14% 165 11.41% 1,446
Otsego 184 55.93% 145 44.07% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 39 11.85% 329
Ottawa 3,381 55.47% 2,652 43.51% 62 1.02% 0 0.00% 729 11.96% 6,095
Presque Isle 150 47.77% 164 52.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -14 -4.46% 314
Roscommon 54 22.69% 184 77.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -130 -54.62% 238
Saginaw 3,984 44.05% 5,052 55.86% 4 0.04% 4 0.04% -1,068 -11.81% 9,044
Sanilac 1,910 63.41% 1,037 34.43% 64 2.12% 1 0.03% 873 28.98% 3,012
Schoolcraft 119 53.36% 104 46.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 15 6.73% 223
Shiawassee 3,182 55.82% 2,485 43.60% 6 0.11% 27 0.47% 697 12.23% 5,700
St. Clair 4,058 51.37% 3,719 47.08% 112 1.42% 8 0.10% 339 4.29% 7,899[f]
St. Joseph 3,152 49.17% 2,489 38.83% 767 11.97% 0 0.00% 663 10.34% 6,410[g]
Tuscola 2,423 62.26% 1,338 34.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,085 27.88% 3,892[h]
Van Buren 4,043 56.55% 2,596 36.31% 508 7.11% 2 0.03% 1,447 20.24% 7,149
Washtenaw 4,532 46.65% 5,150 53.02% 2 0.02% 30 0.31% -618 -6.36% 9,714
Wayne 12,242 42.42% 15,570 53.95% 1,011 3.50% 33 0.11% -3,328 -11.53% 28,860[i]
Wexford 613 96.99% 0 0.00% 18 2.85% 1 0.16% 595[j] 95.14% 632
Total165,93052.19%142,59144.85%8,3662.63%8710.27%23,3397.34%317,945
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. ↑ Imperfect votes have been assigned to their respective intended candidates. Certified totals: Croswell 165,926; Webber 142,492; Sparks 8,297; Williams 870; Imperfect 173; Scattering 185; Blank 2.
  2. ↑ Includes 5 Scattering votes
  3. 1 2 3 4 Includes 1 Scattering vote
  4. ↑ Includes 31 Scattering votes
  5. ↑ Includes 8 Scattering votes
  6. ↑ Includes 2 Blank votes
  7. ↑ Includes 2 Scattering votes
  8. ↑ Includes 131 Scattering votes
  9. ↑ Includes 4 Scattering votes
  10. ↑ Croswell's margin over Sparks

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 Seventh day of November, A.D. 1876 for State Officers
  2. 1 2 "State Officers". The Lansing Semi-Weekly Republican. Lansing: W. S. George & Co. December 19, 1876. p. 3. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Bours, Allen L. (1877). "Michigan Election Returns by Counties". Manual for Use of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature of the State of Michigan 1877-1878. Lansing: W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders. pp. 209–212. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  4. 1 2 McPherson, Edward, ed. (1877). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1877. New York: The Tribune Association. p. 83. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
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