1894 Michigan gubernatorial election

1894 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 6, 1894
 
Nominee John T. Rich Spencer O. Fisher Alva W. Nichols
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Popular vote 237,215 130,823 30,012
Percentage 56.89% 31.37% 7.20%
County results
Rich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fisher:      40–50%      50–60%
Nichols:      30–40%
Governor before election

John T. Rich
Republican

 Elected Governor

John T. Rich
Republican

The 1894 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Republican John T. Rich defeated Democratic candidate Spencer O. Fisher with 56.89% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1894 Michigan gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John T. Rich (inc.) 237,215 56.89% +9.68%
Democratic Spencer O. Fisher 130,823 31.37% −12.40%
Populist Alva W. Nichols 30,012 7.20% +2.63%
Prohibition Albert M. Todd 18,788 4.51% +0.07%
Blank 142 0.03%
Scattering 8 0.00%
Majority 106,392 25.51%
Total votes 416,988 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +22.08%

Results by county

Macomb County, Monroe County, Saginaw County, and Wayne County all voted Republican for the first time since 1872. After this election, Presque Isle County would not vote Democratic again until 1932.

County[1][2] John T. Rich
Republican		 Spencer O. Fisher
Democratic		 Alva W. Nichols
Populist		 Albert M. Todd
Prohibition		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 641 69.83% 257 28.00% 3 0.33% 17 1.85% 384 41.83% 918
Alger 304 52.41% 269 46.38% 0 0.00% 7 1.21% 35 6.03% 580
Allegan 4,171 63.46% 1,569 23.87% 532 8.09% 301 4.58% 2,602 39.59% 6,573
Alpena 1,841 54.18% 1,488 43.79% 40 1.18% 29 0.85% 353 10.39% 3,398
Antrim 1,495 60.97% 401 16.35% 302 12.32% 254 10.36% 1,094 44.62% 2,452
Arenac 427 35.79% 286 23.97% 452 37.89% 28 2.35% -25[a] -2.10% 1,193
Baraga 454 52.55% 381 44.10% 17 1.97% 12 1.39% 73 8.45% 864
Barry 3,062 57.48% 1,329 24.95% 600 11.26% 336 6.31% 1,733 32.53% 5,327
Bay 4,365 42.52% 4,933 48.05% 866 8.44% 101 0.98% -568 -5.53% 10,266[b]
Benzie 830 58.57% 257 18.14% 227 16.02% 103 7.27% 573 40.44% 1,417
Berrien 5,563 58.15% 3,276 34.25% 327 3.42% 400 4.18% 2,287 23.91% 9,566
Branch 3,264 58.23% 1,080 19.27% 903 16.11% 358 6.39% 2,184 38.97% 5,605
Calhoun 4,507 56.31% 1,923 24.03% 968 12.09% 606 7.57% 2,584 32.28% 8,004
Cass 2,766 56.46% 1,458 29.76% 514 10.49% 161 3.29% 1,308 26.70% 4,899
Charlevoix 1,069 64.17% 234 14.05% 234 14.05% 129 7.74% 835 50.12% 1,666
Cheboygan 1,403 51.83% 1,118 41.30% 123 4.54% 63 2.33% 285 10.53% 2,707
Chippewa 1,745 64.08% 895 32.87% 36 1.32% 47 1.73% 850 31.22% 2,723
Clare 788 50.77% 490 31.57% 20 1.29% 254 16.37% 298 19.20% 1,552
Clinton 2,919 54.28% 1,753 32.60% 435 8.09% 271 5.04% 1,166 21.68% 5,378
Crawford 359 49.72% 293 40.58% 66 9.14% 3 0.42% 66 9.14% 722[b]
Delta 1,958 69.09% 507 17.89% 338 11.93% 31 1.09% 1,451 51.20% 2,834
Dickinson 1,708 79.18% 361 16.74% 36 1.67% 52 2.41% 1,347 62.45% 2,157
Eaton 4,029 58.37% 1,720 24.92% 797 11.55% 355 5.14% 2,309 33.45% 6,902[b]
Emmet 1,315 57.10% 787 34.17% 100 4.34% 101 4.39% 528 22.93% 2,303
Genesee 5,161 59.63% 2,622 30.29% 295 3.41% 576 6.66% 2,539 29.34% 8,655[b]
Gladwin 615 70.21% 218 24.89% 23 2.63% 20 2.28% 397 45.32% 876
Gogebic 1,986 69.49% 433 15.15% 409 14.31% 30 1.05% 2,553 54.34% 2,858
Grand Traverse 1,847 67.24% 363 13.21% 380 13.83% 157 5.72% 1,467[c] 53.41% 2,747
Gratiot 3,020 56.63% 831 15.58% 1,258 23.59% 224 4.20% 2,189 41.05% 5,333
Hillsdale 3,894 60.85% 1,460 22.82% 631 9.86% 414 6.47% 2,434 38.04% 6,399
Houghton 3,734 56.69% 1,358 20.62% 671 10.19% 824 12.51% 2,376 36.07% 6,587
Huron 2,447 48.26% 1,983 39.11% 525 10.36% 115 2.27% 464 9.15% 5,070
Ingham 4,668 52.03% 2,563 28.57% 1,185 13.21% 554 6.18% 2,105 23.46% 8,971[b]
Ionia 4,351 57.14% 2,570 33.75% 360 4.73% 298 3.91% 1,781 23.39% 7,614[d]
Iosco 1,463 61.44% 840 35.28% 52 2.18% 26 1.09% 623 26.17% 2,381
Iron 663 63.51% 336 32.18% 28 2.68% 17 1.63% 327 31.32% 1,044
Isabella 2,152 54.27% 1,160 29.26% 452 11.40% 201 5.07% 992 25.02% 3,965
Jackson 5,796 54.30% 3,548 33.24% 758 7.10% 572 5.36% 2,248 21.06% 10,674
Kalamazoo 4,480 58.08% 2,102 27.25% 558 7.23% 573 7.43% 2,378 30.83% 7,713
Kalkaska 881 74.16% 229 19.28% 25 2.10% 53 4.46% 652 54.88% 1,188
Kent 11,960 58.00% 6,180 29.97% 1,318 6.39% 1,163 5.64% 5,780 28.03% 20,621
Keweenaw 281 81.92% 57 16.62% 2 0.58% 3 0.87% 224 65.31% 343
Lake 756 62.63% 347 28.75% 64 5.30% 40 3.31% 409 33.89% 1,207
Lapeer 3,405 61.71% 1,677 30.39% 168 3.04% 268 4.86% 1,728 31.32% 5,518
Leelanau 992 64.04% 385 24.85% 131 8.46% 41 2.65% 607 39.19% 1,549
Lenawee 6,532 56.28% 4,066 35.03% 187 1.61% 822 7.08% 2,466 21.25% 11,607
Livingston 2,592 49.86% 1,754 33.74% 526 10.12% 327 6.29% 838 16.12% 5,199
Luce 337 59.96% 182 32.38% 20 3.56% 23 4.09% 155 27.58% 562
Mackinac 569 47.34% 611 50.83% 11 0.92% 11 0.92% -42 -3.49% 1,202
Macomb 3,479 52.11% 2,889 43.27% 106 1.59% 202 3.03% 590 8.84% 6,676
Manistee 1,961 47.67% 1,654 40.20% 420 10.21% 79 1.92% 307 7.46% 4,114
Manitou 43 34.40% 82 65.60% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -39 -31.20% 125
Marquette 3,945 65.95% 1,041 17.40% 651 10.88% 345 5.77% 2,904 48.55% 5,982
Mason 1,643 56.23% 891 30.49% 225 7.70% 163 5.58% 752 25.74% 2,922
Mecosta 2,054 64.79% 741 23.38% 246 7.76% 129 4.07% 1,313 41.42% 3,170
Menominee 2,373 66.23% 946 26.40% 225 6.28% 39 1.09% 1,427 39.83% 3,583
Midland 1,338 59.49% 549 24.41% 291 12.94% 71 3.16% 789 35.08% 2,249
Missaukee 902 60.46% 463 31.03% 28 1.88% 99 6.64% 439 29.42% 1,492
Monroe 3,601 52.49% 2,917 42.52% 133 1.94% 209 3.05% 684 9.97% 6,861[b]
Montcalm 3,671 65.66% 1,037 18.55% 662 11.84% 221 3.95% 2,634 47.11% 5,591
Montmorency 448 58.41% 302 39.37% 5 0.65% 11 1.43% 146 19.04% 767[b]
Muskegon 3,999 60.58% 1,410 21.36% 943 14.29% 249 3.77% 2,589 39.22% 6,601
Newaygo 2,239 61.26% 827 22.63% 360 9.85% 229 6.27% 1,412 38.63% 3,655
Oakland 5,148 50.53% 3,997 39.23% 151 1.48% 892 8.76% 1,151 11.30% 10,188
Oceana 2,082 60.14% 928 26.81% 130 3.76% 322 9.30% 1,154 33.33% 3,462
Ogemaw 745 59.60% 370 29.60% 114 9.12% 21 1.68% 375 30.00% 1,250
Ontonagon 870 54.89% 654 41.26% 48 3.03% 13 0.82% 216 13.63% 1,585
Osceola 1,689 65.90% 447 17.44% 135 5.27% 292 11.39% 1,242 48.46% 2,563
Oscoda 272 68.51% 113 28.46% 6 1.51% 6 1.51% 159 40.05% 397
Otsego 698 56.61% 499 40.47% 17 1.38% 19 1.54% 199 16.14% 1,233
Ottawa 3,910 62.49% 1,747 27.92% 460 7.35% 140 2.24% 2,163 34.57% 6,257
Presque Isle 458 47.96% 491 51.41% 3 0.31% 3 0.31% -33 -3.46% 955
Roscommon 303 59.18% 192 37.50% 9 1.76% 8 1.56% 111 21.68% 512
Saginaw 6,499 49.61% 5,177 39.52% 1,254 9.57% 171 1.31% 1,322 10.09% 13,101
Sanilac 2,724 54.28% 1,218 24.27% 693 13.81% 383 7.63% 1,506 30.01% 5,018
Schoolcraft 770 52.85% 477 32.74% 183 12.56% 27 1.85% 293 20.11% 1,457
Shiawassee 3,739 54.45% 2,002 29.15% 242 3.52% 884 12.87% 1,737 25.29% 6,867
St. Clair 5,926 54.82% 4,247 39.29% 282 2.61% 246 2.28% 1,679 15.53% 10,809[e]
St. Joseph 2,876 52.33% 1,380 25.11% 1,056 19.21% 184 3.35% 1,496 27.22% 5,496
Tuscola 3,270 58.26% 1,385 24.67% 579 10.32% 379 6.75% 1,885 33.58% 5,613
Van Buren 3,751 64.02% 1,112 18.98% 709 12.10% 287 4.90% 2,639 45.04% 5,859
Washtenaw 5,007 51.70% 4,151 42.86% 126 1.30% 400 4.13% 856 8.84% 9,684
Wayne 27,712 57.02% 19,088 39.28% 1,244 2.56% 555 1.14% 8,624 17.75% 48,599
Wexford 1,505 62.55% 459 19.08% 303 12.59% 139 5.78% 1,046 43.47% 2,406
Total237,21556.89%130,82331.37%30,0127.20%18,7884.51%106,39225.51%416,988
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. ↑ Nichols' margin over Rich
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Includes 1 Scattering vote
  3. ↑ Rich's margin over Nichols
  4. ↑ Includes 34 Blank votes and 1 Scattering vote
  5. ↑ Includes 108 Blank votes

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 Sixth day of November, A.D. 1894 for Governor
  2. 1 2 Gardner, Washington (1895). "Official Canvass of Votes - Election Nov. 6, 1894". Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1895-96. Lansing: Robert Smith & Co., State Printers and Binders. pp. 340–342. Retrieved June 4, 2026.


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