1882 Michigan gubernatorial election

1882 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 7, 1882
 
Nominee Josiah Begole David Jerome
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Greenback
Popular vote 154,451 149,697
Percentage 49.28% 47.76%
County results
Begole:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Jerome:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Date/Vote:      
Governor before election

David Jerome
Republican

 Elected Governor

Josiah W. Begole
Democratic

The 1882 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Josiah W. Begole ran on a fusion ticket, representing both the Democratic and Greenback ticket.[1] He defeated incumbent Republican David Jerome with 49.28% of the vote. Begole was the first Democrat to be elected governor of Michigan since Robert McClelland in 1852.

General election

Candidates

  • Josiah Begole, former U.S. Representative and State Senator from Flint (Democratic and Greenback)
  • Charles C. Foote, Presbyterian minister (American)
  • David Jerome, incumbent Governor (Republican)
  • Daniel P. Sagendorph (Prohibition)
  • Waldo May (National)

Results

1882 Michigan gubernatorial election[2][3][4][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Fusion Josiah W. Begole 154,451 49.28% +10.29%
Republican David Jerome (inc.) 149,697 47.76% −2.90%
Prohibition Daniel P. Sagendorph 6,752 2.15% +1.82%
National Waldo May 2,006 0.64% −9.30%
American Charles C. Foote 343 0.11%
Scattering 171 0.05%
Plurality 4,754 1.52%
Total votes 313,420 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +13.19%

Results by county

The following counties voted Democratic for the first time since 1852: Barry, Cass, Kent, Newaygo, and St. Joseph. Calhoun County voted Democratic for the first time since 1851. The following counties voted Democratic for the first time ever: Leelanau, Midland, and Muskegon. This was the first gubernatorial election in which Hillsdale County backed the losing candidate while Van Buren County failed to back the winning candidate for the first time since 1839.

County[2][3][4] Josiah W. Begole
Fusion		 David Jerome
Republican		 Daniel P. Sagendorph
Prohibition		 Waldo May
National		 Charles C. Foote
American		 Scattering
Write-in		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 193 28.76% 478 71.24% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -285 -42.47% 671
Allegan 3,028 46.14% 3,394 51.71% 109 1.66% 4 0.06% 27 0.41% 1 0.02% -366 -5.58% 6,563
Alpena 857 50.71% 831 49.17% 2 0.12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 26 1.54% 1,690
Antrim 376 37.87% 586 59.01% 28 2.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 0.30% -210 -21.15% 993
Baraga 258 54.09% 216 45.28% 3 0.63% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 42 8.81% 477
Barry 2,750 52.66% 2,259 43.26% 202 3.87% 0 0.00% 11 0.21% 0 0.00% 491 9.40% 5,222
Bay 3,318 52.01% 2,156 33.79% 80 1.25% 818 12.82% 0 0.00% 8 0.13% 1,162 18.21% 6,380
Benzie 293 44.39% 362 54.85% 4 0.61% 0 0.00% 1 0.15% 0 0.00% -69 -10.45% 660
Berrien 3,919 49.17% 3,947 49.52% 100 1.25% 0 0.00% 3 0.04% 1 0.01% -28 -0.35% 7,970
Branch 2,491 43.07% 3,203 55.39% 57 0.99% 0 0.00% 31 0.54% 1 0.02% -712 -12.31% 5,783
Calhoun 3,547 47.55% 3,439 46.10% 472 6.33% 0 0.00% 2 0.03% 0 0.00% 108 1.45% 7,460
Cass 2,537 50.41% 2,466 49.00% 29 0.58% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 71 1.41% 5,033
Charlevoix 432 38.57% 658 58.75% 30 2.68% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -226 -20.18% 1,120
Cheboygan 692 55.14% 558 44.46% 5 0.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 134 10.68% 1,255
Chippewa 446 54.00% 377 45.64% 3 0.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 69 8.35% 826
Clare 395 44.38% 469 52.70% 26 2.92% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -74 -8.31% 890
Clinton 3,323 53.42% 2,798 44.98% 97 1.56% 0 0.00% 2 0.03% 1 0.02% 525 8.44% 6,221
Crawford 159 36.30% 278 63.47% 0 0.00% 1 0.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -119 -27.17% 438
Delta 439 48.62% 459 50.83% 5 0.55% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -20 -2.21% 903
Eaton 3,352 47.37% 3,420 48.33% 298 4.21% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6 0.08% -68 -0.96% 7,076
Emmet 759 51.74% 628 42.81% 80 5.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 131 8.93% 1,467
Genesee 4,126 52.67% 3,505 44.74% 180 2.30% 0 0.00% 23 0.29% 0 0.00% 621 7.93% 7,834
Gladwin 116 40.42% 171 59.58% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -55 -19.16% 287
Grand Traverse 565 34.83% 1,011 62.33% 46 2.84% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -446 -27.50% 1,622
Gratiot 2,515 51.38% 2,260 46.17% 110 2.25% 7 0.14% 0 0.00% 3 0.06% 255 5.21% 4,895
Hillsdale 3,005 44.82% 3,471 51.77% 188 2.80% 23 0.34% 18 0.27% 0 0.00% -466 -6.95% 6,705
Houghton 880 40.07% 1,254 57.10% 62 2.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -374 -17.03% 2,196
Huron 1,181 43.09% 1,547 56.44% 12 0.44% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.04% -366 -13.35% 2,741
Ingham 4,279 54.96% 3,299 42.38% 164 2.11% 42 0.54% 0 0.00% 1 0.01% 980 12.59% 7,785
Ionia 3,275 49.94% 2,573 39.23% 370 5.64% 322 4.91% 15 0.23% 3 0.05% 702 10.70% 6,558
Iosco 464 37.15% 731 58.53% 54 4.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -267 -21.38% 1,249
Isabella 1,100 46.53% 1,252 52.96% 12 0.51% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -152 -6.43% 2,364
Jackson 5,193 55.92% 3,805 40.98% 258 2.78% 1 0.01% 29 0.31% 0 0.00% 1,388 14.95% 9,286
Kalamazoo 3,265 47.62% 3,538 51.60% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 7 0.10% 46 0.67% -273 -3.98% 6,856
Kalkaska 320 41.03% 451 57.82% 9 1.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -131 -16.79% 780
Kent 8,181 54.86% 6,320 42.38% 371 2.49% 7 0.05% 26 0.17% 7 0.05% 1,861 12.48% 14,912
Keweenaw 219 32.30% 445 65.63% 10 1.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 0.59% -226 -33.33% 678
Lake 468 39.39% 614 51.68% 105 8.84% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.08% -146 -12.29% 1,188
Lapeer 2,058 46.54% 2,269 51.31% 87 1.97% 0 0.00% 8 0.18% 0 0.00% -211 -4.77% 4,422
Leelanau 387 50.79% 374 49.08% 1 0.13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 13 1.71% 762
Lenawee 5,100 46.86% 5,186 47.65% 574 5.27% 15 0.14% 7 0.06% 2 0.02% -86 -0.79% 10,884
Livingston 2,953 52.80% 2,580 46.13% 48 0.86% 0 0.00% 12 0.21% 0 0.00% 373 6.67% 5,593
Mackinac 382 57.97% 276 41.88% 1 0.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 106 16.08% 659
Macomb 3,048 53.83% 2,547 44.98% 66 1.17% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 501 8.85% 5,662
Manistee 1,664 58.43% 1,132 39.75% 52 1.83% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 532 18.68% 2,848
Manitou 100 71.43% 40 28.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 60 42.86% 140
Marquette 1,304 30.02% 2,995 68.95% 45 1.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,691 -38.93% 4,344
Mason 921 45.24% 1,067 52.41% 48 2.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -146 -7.17% 2,036
Mecosta 1,228 46.41% 1,367 51.66% 44 1.66% 0 0.00% 7 0.26% 0 0.00% -139 -5.25% 2,646
Menominee 661 29.09% 1,506 66.29% 97 4.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8 0.35% -845 -37.19% 2,272
Midland 864 52.27% 783 47.37% 5 0.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% 81 4.90% 1,653
Missaukee 175 43.10% 231 56.90% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -56 -13.79% 406
Monroe 3,210 55.52% 2,399 41.49% 92 1.59% 58 1.00% 11 0.19% 12 0.21% 811 14.03% 5,782
Montcalm 2,793 48.03% 2,819 48.48% 200 3.44% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 2 0.03% -26 -0.45% 5,815
Montmorency 58 33.92% 113 66.08% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -55 -32.16% 171
Muskegon 2,778 58.32% 1,847 38.78% 138 2.90% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 931 19.55% 4,763
Newaygo 1,657 54.85% 1,243 41.15% 121 4.01% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 414 13.70% 3,021
Oakland 5,093 51.86% 4,559 46.43% 148 1.51% 1 0.01% 17 0.17% 2 0.02% 534 5.44% 9,820
Oceana 1,006 48.09% 1,022 48.85% 59 2.82% 0 0.00% 5 0.24% 0 0.00% -16 -0.76% 2,092
Ogemaw 300 44.18% 378 55.67% 0 0.00% 1 0.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -78 -11.49% 679
Ontonagon 235 39.97% 349 59.35% 4 0.68% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -114 -19.39% 588
Osceola 495 36.64% 731 54.11% 125 9.25% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -236 -17.47% 1,351
Oscoda 43 20.98% 117 57.07% 4 1.95% 41 20.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -74 -36.10% 205
Otsego 207 28.20% 469 63.90% 47 6.40% 11 1.50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -262 -35.69% 734
Ottawa 2,775 48.57% 2,849 49.87% 33 0.58% 9 0.16% 45 0.79% 2 0.04% -74 -1.30% 5,713
Presque Isle 239 45.01% 290 54.61% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 0.38% -51 -9.60% 531
Roscommon 296 60.29% 194 39.51% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.20% 102 20.77% 491
Saginaw 4,520 49.56% 3,969 43.51% 98 1.07% 534 5.85% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 551 6.04% 9,121
Sanilac 1,301 43.70% 1,656 55.63% 12 0.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8 0.27% -355 -11.92% 2,977
Schoolcraft 145 23.35% 476 76.65% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -331 -53.30% 621
Shiawassee 2,872 51.72% 2,524 45.45% 148 2.67% 0 0.00% 9 0.16% 0 0.00% 348 6.27% 5,553
St. Clair 3,519 50.34% 3,400 48.64% 45 0.64% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 26 0.37% 119 1.70% 6,990
St. Joseph 3,306 54.61% 2,707 44.71% 33 0.55% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8 0.13% 599 9.89% 6,054
Tuscola 1,872 42.56% 2,343 53.26% 183 4.16% 0 0.00% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% -471 -10.71% 4,399
Van Buren 2,855 43.11% 3,662 55.30% 97 1.46% 0 0.00% 7 0.11% 1 0.02% -807 -12.19% 6,622
Washtenaw 4,541 53.96% 3,413 40.56% 346 4.11% 109 1.30% 0 0.00% 6 0.07% 1,128 13.40% 8,415
Wayne 14,236 50.68% 13,743 48.92% 108 0.38% 0 0.00% 3 0.01% 2 0.01% 493 1.75% 28,092
Wexford 538 36.87% 843 57.78% 62 4.25% 0 0.00% 16 1.10% 0 0.00% -305 -20.90% 1,459
Total154,45149.28%149,69747.76%6,7522.15%2,0060.64%3430.11%1710.05%4,7541.52%313,420
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. ↑ Imperfect votes have been assigned to their respective intended candidates. Certified totals: Begole 154,269; Jerome 149,697; Sagendorph 5,854; May 2,006; Foote 343; Scattering 171

References

  1. ↑ "Governors of Michigan". Livingston County Michigan Historical & Genealogical Project. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  2. 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. 1882 for Governor
  3. 1 2 Conant, Harry A. (1883). "Vote on Governor, 1854-1882". Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1883. Lansing: W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders. pp. 204–206. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  4. 1 2 McPherson, Edward, ed. (1883). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1883. New York: The Tribune Association. pp. 58–59. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
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