1886 Michigan gubernatorial election

1886 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 2, 1886
 
Nominee Cyrus G. Luce George L. Yaple Samuel Dickie
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Alliance Greenback
Popular vote 181,474 174,042 25,326
Percentage 47.65% 45.69% 6.65%
County results
Luce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Yaple:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Russell A. Alger
Republican

 Elected Governor

Cyrus G. Luce
Republican

The 1886 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Republican nominee Cyrus G. Luce defeated Fusion candidate George L. Yaple with 47.65% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1886 Michigan gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Cyrus G. Luce 181,474 47.65% −0.02%
Fusion George L. Yaple 174,042 45.69% −0.99%
Prohibition Samuel Dickie 25,326[b] 6.65% +1.10%
Scattering 37 0.01%
Blank 6 0.00%
Plurality 7,432 1.95%
Total votes 380,885 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +0.96%

Results by county

Menominee County, Missaukee County, and Otsego County voted Democratic for the first time ever in this election, while Iosco County voted Democratic for the first time since 1862. After this election, Chippewa County would not vote Democratic again until 1912, Midland County not again until 1914, and Menominee County would not vote Democratic again until 1932.

County[2][3][4][5] Cyrus G. Luce
Republican		 George L. Yaple
Fusion		 Samuel Dickie
Prohibition		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Alcona 356 54.43% 297 45.41% 1 0.15% 59 9.02% 654
Alger 247 67.86% 95 26.10% 22 6.04% 152 41.76% 364
Allegan 3,671 49.18% 2,934 39.30% 860 11.52% 737 9.87% 7,465
Alpena 1,119 44.85% 1,257 50.38% 119 4.77% -138 -5.53% 2,495
Antrim 906 60.64% 522 34.94% 64 4.28% 384 25.70% 1,494[c]
Arenac 262 31.72% 551 66.71% 13 1.57% -289 -34.99% 826
Baraga 349 48.95% 358 50.21% 6 0.84% -9 -1.26% 713
Barry 2,675 45.80% 2,565 43.92% 600 10.27% 110 1.88% 5,840
Bay 2,957 39.71% 4,305 57.82% 182 2.44% -1,348 -18.10% 7,446[c]
Benzie 521 50.58% 406 39.42% 103 10.00% 115 11.17% 1,030
Berrien 4,262 49.65% 3,788 44.13% 534 6.22% 474 5.52% 8,584
Branch 3,525 51.49% 2,767 40.42% 553 8.08% 758 11.07% 6,846[d]
Calhoun 4,145 48.49% 3,439 40.23% 964 11.28% 706 8.26% 8,549[e]
Cass 2,576 47.39% 2,478 45.58% 380 6.99% 98 1.80% 5,436[f]
Charlevoix 1,044 52.89% 773 39.16% 157 7.95% 271 13.73% 1,974
Cheboygan 714 39.69% 1,031 57.31% 54 3.00% -317 -17.62% 1,799
Chippewa 677 44.34% 816 53.44% 34 2.23% -139 -9.10% 1,527
Clare 509 42.81% 641 53.91% 39 3.28% -132 -11.10% 1,189
Clinton 2,996 46.78% 2,953 46.10% 456 7.12% 43 0.67% 6,405
Crawford 268 50.00% 253 47.20% 14 2.61% 15 2.80% 536[d]
Delta 921 54.79% 735 43.72% 19 1.13% 186 11.06% 1,681[g]
Eaton 3,903 47.77% 3,377 41.33% 890 10.89% 526 6.44% 8,170
Emmet 793 45.37% 827 47.31% 128 7.32% -34 -1.95% 1,748
Genesee 4,517 52.27% 3,021 34.96% 1,104 12.77% 1,496 17.31% 8,642
Gladwin 297 58.12% 174 34.05% 40 7.83% 123 24.07% 511
Grand Traverse 1,328 62.49% 624 29.36% 173 8.14% 704 33.13% 2,125
Gratiot 2,912 49.88% 2,603 44.59% 323 5.53% 309 5.29% 5,838
Hillsdale 4,368 55.66% 2,774 35.35% 706 9.00% 1,594 20.31% 7,848
Houghton 2,298 54.90% 1,844 44.05% 44 1.05% 454 10.85% 4,186
Huron 1,513 41.51% 1,730 47.46% 402 11.03% -217 -5.95% 3,645
Ingham 3,698 42.60% 4,077 46.97% 905 10.43% -379 -4.37% 8,680
Ionia 3,572 44.68% 3,915 48.97% 507 6.34% -343 -4.29% 7,995[d]
Iosco 895 39.96% 1,085 48.44% 260 11.61% -190 -8.48% 2,240
Iron 797 62.71% 474 37.29% 0 0.00% 323 25.41% 1,271
Isabella 1,659 49.05% 1,599 47.28% 124 3.67% 60 1.77% 3,382
Jackson 4,754 47.54% 4,406 44.06% 839 8.39% 348 3.48% 10,000[d]
Kalamazoo 4,293 50.93% 3,566 42.31% 570 6.76% 727 8.62% 8,429
Kalkaska 590 60.64% 302 31.04% 81 8.32% 288 29.60% 973
Kent 7,763 43.21% 8,670 48.26% 1,531 8.52% -907 -5.05% 17,964
Keweenaw 398 67.92% 187 31.91% 1 0.17% 211 36.01% 586
Lake 877 50.64% 716 41.34% 139 8.03% 161 9.30% 1,732
Lapeer 2,888 50.83% 2,450 43.12% 344 6.05% 438 7.71% 5,682
Leelanau 666 55.69% 489 40.89% 41 3.43% 177 14.80% 1,196
Lenawee 5,523 47.53% 5,010 43.12% 1,087 9.35% 513 4.41% 11,620
Livingston 2,459 42.79% 2,784 48.45% 503 8.75% -325 -5.66% 5,746
Mackinac 490 43.63% 591 52.63% 42 3.74% -101 -8.99% 1,123
Macomb 2,469 42.93% 3,016 52.44% 266 4.63% -547 -9.51% 5,751
Manistee 1,198 37.63% 1,744 54.77% 242 7.60% -546 -17.15% 3,184
Manitou 22 23.40% 72 76.60% 0 0.00% -50 -53.19% 94
Marquette 3,118 65.68% 1,599 33.68% 30 0.63% 1,519 32.00% 4,747
Mason 1,304 53.27% 1,091 44.57% 53 2.17% 213 8.70% 2,448
Mecosta 2,049 54.19% 1,444 38.19% 288 7.62% 605 16.00% 3,781
Menominee 1,687 43.57% 2,113 54.57% 72 1.86% -426 -11.00% 3,872
Midland 1,033 45.11% 1,125 49.13% 132 5.76% -92 -4.02% 2,290
Missaukee 432 44.31% 510 52.31% 33 3.38% -78 -8.00% 975
Monroe 2,547 43.07% 3,095 52.33% 272 4.60% -548 -9.27% 5,914
Montcalm 3,595 48.74% 3,285 44.54% 495 6.71% 310 4.20% 7,376[d]
Montmorency 127 43.20% 157 53.40% 10 3.40% -30 -10.20% 294
Muskegon 3,137 49.38% 2,824 44.45% 390 6.14% 313 4.93% 6,353[c]
Newaygo 1,844 48.68% 1,696 44.77% 248 6.55% 148 3.91% 3,788
Oakland 4,647 45.60% 4,842 47.51% 688 6.75% -195 -1.91% 10,191[h]
Oceana 1,280 43.90% 1,135 38.92% 500 17.15% 145 4.97% 2,916[d]
Ogemaw 520 48.55% 500 46.69% 51 4.76% 20 1.87% 1,071
Ontonagon 824 51.82% 765 48.11% 0 0.00% 59 3.71% 1,590[d]
Osceola 1,234 55.91% 657 29.77% 316 14.32% 577 26.14% 2,207
Oscoda 238 47.22% 264 52.38% 2 0.40% -26 -5.16% 504
Otsego 413 41.47% 464 46.59% 119 11.95% -51 -5.12% 996
Ottawa 3,423 53.58% 2,639 41.31% 326 5.10% 784 12.27% 6,388
Presque Isle 420 54.62% 340 44.21% 9 1.17% 80 10.40% 769
Roscommon 274 45.51% 327 54.32% 1 0.17% -53 -8.80% 602
Saginaw 5,447 43.63% 6,723 53.85% 315 2.52% -1,276 -10.22% 12,485
Sanilac 2,312 51.99% 1,832 41.20% 303 6.81% 480 10.79% 4,447
Schoolcraft 542 50.84% 524 49.16% 0 0.00% 18 1.69% 1,066
Shiawassee 3,034 45.54% 2,834 42.53% 795 11.93% 200 3.00% 6,663
St. Clair 4,074 45.70% 4,368 49.00% 469 5.26% -294 -3.30% 8,915[i]
St. Joseph 3,068 47.78% 3,187 49.63% 166 2.59% -119 -1.85% 6,421
Tuscola 3,092 52.67% 2,369 40.36% 409 6.97% 723 12.32% 5,870
Van Buren 3,983 55.59% 2,693 37.59% 489 6.82% 1,290 18.00% 7,165
Washtenaw 3,628 39.61% 4,718 51.51% 814 8.89% -1,090 -11.90% 9,160
Wayne 15,392 44.79% 18,049 52.53% 918 2.67% -2,657 -7.73% 34,362[j]
Wexford 1,116 54.57% 782 38.24% 147 7.19% 334 16.33% 2,045
Total181,47447.65%174,04245.69%25,3266.65%7,4321.95%380,885
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. ↑ Yaple ran under a fusion ticket between the Democrats and the Greenbackers.
  2. ↑ Includes 147 votes in Wexford that were listed separately for "Samuel F. Dickie".
  3. 1 2 3 Includes 2 Scattering votes
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Includes 1 Scattering vote
  5. ↑ Includes 1 Blank vote
  6. ↑ Includes 1 Scattering vote and 1 Blank vote
  7. ↑ Includes 6 Scattering votes
  8. ↑ Includes 14 Scattering votes
  9. ↑ Includes 4 Blank votes
  10. ↑ Includes 3 Scattering votes

References

  1. ↑ "True Northerner". The True Northerner. August 26, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Michigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Second day of November, A.D. 1886 for Governor
  3. 1 2 Osmun, Gilbert R. (1887). "Vote on Governor, 1854-1886". Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1887-1888. Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, State Printers and Binders. pp. 494–496. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  4. 1 2 The Michigan Almanac 1887. Detroit: The Tribune Printing Company. 1887. p. 63. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  5. 1 2 McPherson, Edward, ed. (1887). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1887. New York: The Tribune Association. p. 64. Retrieved June 3, 2026.


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