1837 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 1837 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 6, 1837 to November 7, 1837. Incumbent Democrat Stevens T. Mason defeated Whig nominee Charles C. Trowbridge with 51.29% of the vote.
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General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Stevens T. Mason (incumbent) | 15,314 | 51.29 | |
| Whig | Charles C. Trowbridge | 14,546 | 48.71 | |
| Total votes | 29,860 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results By County
Results provided by.[2]
Note: Counties listed may not match modern-day county names or borders. Names, vote numbers and percentages taken from above reference.
| County | Stevens T. Mason (D) | Charles Towbridge (W) | ||
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| Percentage | Votes | Percentage | Votes | |
| Allegan | 31% | 98 | 69% | 218 |
| Berrien | 48.1% | 495 | 51.9% | 534 |
| Branch | 66% | 387 | 34% | 199 |
| Calhoun | 54.9% | 808 | 45.1% | 664 |
| Cass | 45.8% | 388 | 54.2% | 459 |
| Chippewa | 85.7% | 42 | 14.3% | 7 |
| Genesee | 48% | 233 | 52% | 252 |
| Hillsdale | 50.3% | 378 | 49.7% | 374 |
| Ionia | 61.9% | 148 | 38.1% | 91 |
| Jackson & Ingham | 45.4% | 758 | 54.6% | 911 |
| Kalamazoo | 43.4% | 577 | 56.6% | 752 |
| Kent | 75.6% | 394 | 24.4% | 127 |
| Lapeer | 48.5% | 227 | 51.5% | 241 |
| Lenawee | 51.4% | 1,345 | 48.6% | 1,273 |
| Livingston | 56.5% | 443 | 43.5% | 341 |
| Macomb | 40.6% | 471 | 59.4% | 689 |
| Michilimackinac | 67.4% | 89 | 32.6% | 43 |
| Monroe | 60.3% | 999 | 39.7% | 657 |
| Oakland | 50.6% | 1,681 | 49.4% | 1,639 |
| St. Clair | 54.3% | 447 | 45.7% | 376 |
| St. Joseph | 53.1% | 557 | 46.9% | 491 |
| Saginaw | 46.7% | 86 | 53.3% | 98 |
| Shiawassee | 47.9% | 123 | 52.1% | 134 |
| Van Buren | 56.9% | 103 | 43.1% | 78 |
| Washtenaw | 49.7% | 2,039 | 50.3% | 2,066 |
| Wayne | 49.1% | 1,998 | 50.9% | 2,066 |
| Totals* | 50.9% | 15,314 | 49.1% | 14,780 |
The Totals are stated, but the author included Whig candidate's Total Vote share at 14,546.
References
- "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County | archive.org". May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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