1884 Michigan gubernatorial election
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The 1884 Michigan gubernatorial election was a state election held on November 4, 1884. Republican nominee Russell A. Alger defeated incumbent Josiah W. Begole, who ran on a fusion ticket, representing both the Democratic and Greenback parties,[1] with 47.67% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Russell A. Alger, Republican
- Josiah W. Begole, Democratic, Greenback
Other candidates
- David Preston, Prohibition
- Jesse M. Mille, Greenback
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell A. Alger | 190,840 | 47.67% | −0.09% | |
| Fusion | Josiah W. Begole (inc.) | 186,887 | 46.68% | −2.60% | |
| Prohibition | David Preston | 22,207[a] | 5.55% | +3.39% | |
| Greenback | Jesse M. Mille | 364 | 0.09% | −0.55% | |
| Scattering | 41 | 0.01% | |||
| Blank | 9 | 0.00% | |||
| Plurality | 3,953 | 0.99% | |||
| Total votes | 400,348 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
Results by county
The following counties voted Democratic for the first time ever: Clare, Huron, and Montmorency. Meanwhile, Baraga County, Roscommon County voted Republican for the first time. After this election, Cass County would not vote Democratic again until 1906, Barry County not again until 1908, and Newaygo County not again until 1912.
| County[2][3][4] | Russell A. Alger Republican |
Josiah W. Begole Fusion |
David Preston Prohibition |
Jesse M. Mille Greenback |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 617 | 69.80% | 266 | 30.09% | 1 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 351 | 39.71% | 884 |
| Allegan | 4,053 | 47.99% | 3,387 | 40.10% | 1,004 | 11.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 666 | 7.89% | 8,446[b] |
| Alpena | 1,077 | 50.12% | 1,016 | 47.28% | 56 | 2.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 61 | 2.84% | 2,149 |
| Antrim | 1,046 | 57.38% | 726 | 39.82% | 51 | 2.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 320 | 17.55% | 1,823 |
| Arenac | 314 | 32.81% | 586 | 61.23% | 56 | 5.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -272 | -28.42% | 957[c] |
| Baraga | 401 | 57.45% | 297 | 42.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 104 | 14.90% | 698 |
| Barry | 2,672 | 44.27% | 2,944 | 48.77% | 420 | 6.96% | 0 | 0.00% | -272 | -4.51% | 6,036 |
| Bay | 2,930 | 36.61% | 4,683 | 58.51% | 207 | 2.59% | 184 | 2.30% | -1,573 | -21.90% | 8,004 |
| Benzie | 553 | 54.86% | 374 | 37.10% | 81 | 8.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 179 | 17.76% | 1,008 |
| Berrien | 4,410 | 47.77% | 4,450 | 48.21% | 370 | 4.01% | 0 | 0.00% | -40 | -0.43% | 9,231[c] |
| Branch | 3,493 | 49.70% | 3,009 | 42.81% | 525 | 7.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 484 | 6.89% | 7,028[c] |
| Calhoun | 4,979 | 49.86% | 4,315 | 43.21% | 690 | 6.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 664 | 6.65% | 9,986[b] |
| Cass | 2,727 | 47.68% | 2,761 | 48.28% | 230 | 4.02% | 1 | 0.02% | -34 | -0.59% | 5,719 |
| Charlevoix | 1,072 | 53.10% | 879 | 43.54% | 67 | 3.32% | 1 | 0.05% | 193 | 9.56% | 2,019 |
| Cheboygan | 776 | 45.06% | 902 | 52.38% | 44 | 2.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -126 | -7.32% | 1,722 |
| Chippewa | 678 | 50.45% | 638 | 47.47% | 28 | 2.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 40 | 2.98% | 1,344 |
| Clare | 614 | 45.75% | 684 | 50.97% | 44 | 3.28% | 0 | 0.00% | -70 | -5.22% | 1,342 |
| Clinton | 2,616 | 42.05% | 3,202 | 51.47% | 403 | 6.48% | 0 | 0.00% | -586 | -9.42% | 6,221 |
| Crawford | 309 | 57.54% | 219 | 40.78% | 9 | 1.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 90 | 16.76% | 537 |
| Delta | 1,198 | 65.75% | 618 | 33.92% | 6 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 580 | 31.83% | 1,822 |
| Eaton | 4,103 | 49.31% | 3,673 | 44.14% | 543 | 6.53% | 1 | 0.01% | 430 | 5.17% | 8,321[c] |
| Emmet | 767 | 43.02% | 892 | 50.03% | 124 | 6.95% | 0 | 0.00% | -125 | -7.01% | 1,783 |
| Genesee | 4,117 | 45.85% | 3,760 | 41.87% | 1,103 | 12.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 357 | 3.98% | 8,980 |
| Gladwin | 286 | 55.53% | 194 | 37.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 6.80% | 92 | 17.86% | 515 |
| Grand Traverse | 1,569 | 61.89% | 838 | 33.06% | 128 | 5.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 731 | 28.84% | 2,535 |
| Gratiot | 2,678 | 47.01% | 2,707 | 47.52% | 312 | 5.48% | 0 | 0.00% | -29 | -0.51% | 5,697 |
| Hillsdale | 4,260 | 52.08% | 3,166 | 38.70% | 750 | 9.17% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,094 | 13.37% | 8,180[d] |
| Houghton | 2,381 | 57.89% | 1,660 | 40.36% | 72 | 1.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 721 | 17.53% | 4,113 |
| Huron | 1,347 | 39.28% | 1,884 | 54.94% | 197 | 5.75% | 0 | 0.00% | -537 | -15.66% | 3,429[c] |
| Ingham | 3,694 | 42.45% | 4,362 | 50.13% | 636 | 7.31% | 9 | 0.10% | -668 | -7.68% | 8,701 |
| Ionia | 3,494 | 44.54% | 3,715 | 47.36% | 634 | 8.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -221 | -2.82% | 7,844[c] |
| Iosco | 1,071 | 55.87% | 807 | 42.10% | 39 | 2.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 264 | 13.77% | 1,917 |
| Isabella | 1,605 | 48.49% | 1,604 | 48.46% | 99 | 2.99% | 2 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.03% | 3,310 |
| Jackson | 4,784 | 43.96% | 5,326 | 48.94% | 760 | 6.98% | 12 | 0.11% | -542 | -4.98% | 10,882 |
| Kalamazoo | 4,421 | 50.83% | 3,784 | 43.51% | 491 | 5.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 637 | 7.32% | 8,697[c] |
| Kalkaska | 619 | 59.81% | 371 | 35.85% | 45 | 4.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 248 | 23.96% | 1,035 |
| Kent | 8,843 | 44.89% | 9,684 | 49.16% | 1,166 | 5.92% | 2 | 0.01% | -841 | -4.27% | 19,700[e] |
| Keweenaw | 622 | 74.40% | 202 | 24.16% | 12 | 1.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 420 | 50.24% | 836 |
| Lake | 932 | 54.31% | 671 | 39.10% | 113 | 6.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 261 | 15.21% | 1,716 |
| Lapeer | 3,000 | 49.33% | 2,722 | 44.76% | 360 | 5.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 278 | 4.57% | 6,082 |
| Leelanau | 804 | 57.26% | 576 | 41.03% | 24 | 1.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 228 | 16.24% | 1,404 |
| Lenawee | 5,690 | 45.44% | 5,423 | 43.31% | 1,406 | 11.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 267 | 2.13% | 12,522[d] |
| Livingston | 2,705 | 46.14% | 2,852 | 48.65% | 305 | 5.20% | 0 | 0.00% | -147 | -2.51% | 5,862 |
| Mackinac | 480 | 46.20% | 557 | 53.61% | 2 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | -77 | -7.41% | 1,039 |
| Macomb | 2,772 | 42.87% | 3,438 | 53.17% | 254 | 3.93% | 1 | 0.02% | -666 | -10.30% | 6,466[c] |
| Manistee | 1,327 | 39.09% | 1,877 | 55.29% | 190 | 5.60% | 0 | 0.00% | -550 | -16.20% | 3,395[c] |
| Manitou | 18 | 10.84% | 148 | 89.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -130 | -78.31% | 166 |
| Marquette | 4,249 | 73.50% | 1,446 | 25.01% | 86 | 1.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,803 | 48.49% | 5,781 |
| Mason | 1,268 | 49.15% | 1,238 | 47.95% | 75 | 2.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 31 | 1.20% | 2,582 |
| Mecosta | 2,340 | 53.17% | 1,819 | 41.33% | 242 | 5.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 521 | 11.84% | 4,401 |
| Menominee | 2,586 | 72.56% | 952 | 26.71% | 26 | 0.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,634 | 45.85% | 3,564 |
| Midland | 1,068 | 53.43% | 875 | 43.77% | 46 | 2.30% | 10 | 0.50% | 193 | 9.65% | 1,999 |
| Missaukee | 466 | 53.56% | 370 | 42.53% | 34 | 3.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 96 | 11.03% | 870 |
| Monroe | 3,075 | 42.91% | 3,786 | 52.83% | 295 | 4.12% | 7 | 0.10% | -711 | -9.92% | 7,166[d] |
| Montcalm | 3,849 | 49.22% | 3.754 | 48.01% | 215 | 2.75% | 1 | 0.01% | 95 | 1.21% | 7,820[c] |
| Montmorency | 90 | 37.82% | 137 | 57.56% | 11 | 4.62% | 0 | 0.00% | -47 | -19.75% | 238 |
| Muskegon | 3,428 | 49.15% | 3,166 | 45.39% | 381 | 5.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 262 | 3.76% | 6,975 |
| Newaygo | 1,946 | 46.11% | 2,064 | 48.91% | 210 | 4.98% | 0 | 0.00% | -118 | -2.80% | 4,220 |
| Oakland | 4,844 | 44.72% | 5,341 | 49.31% | 647 | 5.97% | 0 | 0.00% | -497 | -4.59% | 10,832 |
| Oceana | 1,597 | 49.78% | 1,218 | 37.97% | 393 | 12.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 379 | 11.81% | 3,208 |
| Ogemaw | 495 | 50.98% | 458 | 47.17% | 17 | 1.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 37 | 3.81% | 971[c] |
| Ontonagon | 298 | 53.31% | 237 | 42.40% | 22 | 3.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 61 | 10.91% | 559[b] |
| Osceola | 1,466 | 57.31% | 768 | 30.02% | 324 | 12.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 698 | 27.29% | 2,558 |
| Oscoda | 198 | 68.28% | 88 | 30.34% | 4 | 1.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | 37.93% | 290 |
| Otsego | 450 | 49.02% | 413 | 44.99% | 55 | 5.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 37 | 4.03% | 918 |
| Ottawa | 3,655 | 52.44% | 3,059 | 43.89% | 253 | 3.63% | 3 | 0.04% | 596 | 8.55% | 6,970 |
| Presque Isle | 400 | 64.31% | 222 | 35.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 178 | 28.62% | 622 |
| Roscommon | 433 | 49.94% | 431 | 49.71% | 1 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.23% | 867 |
| Saginaw | 6,084 | 45.78% | 6,900 | 51.91% | 252 | 1.90% | 55 | 0.41% | -816 | -6.14% | 13,291 |
| Sanilac | 1,945 | 49.92% | 1,755 | 45.05% | 193 | 4.95% | 2 | 0.05% | 190 | 4.88% | 3,896[c] |
| Schoolcraft | 561 | 67.67% | 253 | 30.52% | 14 | 1.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 308 | 37.15% | 829[c] |
| Shiawassee | 2,659 | 41.15% | 2,997 | 46.39% | 789 | 12.21% | 15 | 0.23% | -338 | -5.23% | 6,461[c] |
| St. Clair | 4,079 | 45.03% | 4,568 | 50.43% | 388 | 4.28% | 14 | 0.15% | -489 | -5.40% | 9,058[f] |
| St. Joseph | 3,212 | 46.20% | 3,572 | 51.38% | 162 | 2.33% | 6 | 0.09% | -360 | -5.18% | 6,952 |
| Tuscola | 2,918 | 49.77% | 2,576 | 43.94% | 369 | 6.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 342 | 5.83% | 5,863 |
| Van Buren | 4,276 | 56.20% | 2,960 | 38.90% | 366 | 4.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,316 | 17.30% | 7,609[g] |
| Washtenaw | 3,934 | 39.44% | 5,259 | 52.72% | 782 | 7.84% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,325 | -13.28% | 9,975 |
| Wayne | 16,827 | 43.43% | 20,512 | 52.94% | 1,406 | 3.63% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,685 | -9.51% | 38,745 |
| Wexford | 1,219 | 54.06% | 844 | 37.43% | 192 | 8.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 375 | 16.63% | 2,255 |
| Total | 190,840 | 47.67% | 186,887 | 46.68% | 22,207[h] | 5.55% | 364 | 0.09% | 3,953 | 0.99% | 400,448 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
- ↑ This stated total is likely a mistake. The county results add up to 22,307 and the county totals listed on the statewide canvass all match up. Moreover, the individual county returns all give the same results.
- 1 2 3 Includes 2 Scattering votes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Includes 1 Scattering vote
- 1 2 3 Includes 3 Scattering votes
- ↑ Includes 5 Scattering votes
- ↑ Includes 9 Blank votes
- ↑ Includes 7 Scattering votes
- ↑ The county results add up to 22,307
References
- ↑ "Governors of Michigan". Livingston County Michigan Historical & Genealogical Project. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- 1 2 Michigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Fourth day of November, A.D. 1884 for Governor
- 1 2 Conant, Harry A. (1885). "Vote on Governor, 1854-1884". Legislative Manual and Official Directory of the State of Michigan for the Year 1885. Lansing: W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders. pp. 412–414. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- 1 2 McCracken, S. B. (1885). The Michigan Almanac for 1885. Detroit: The Detroit News Company. pp. 30–31. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
