The 1841 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 1, 1841, to November 2, 1841. Democratic nominee John S. Barry defeated Whig nominee Philo C. Fuller with 55.65% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates John S. Barry, Democratic Philo C. Fuller, Whig Other candidates Jabez S. Fitch, Liberty
Results
Results By County County John S. BarryDemocratic Philo C. FullerWhig Jabez S. FitchLiberty Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan18950.00%18849.74%00.00%10.26%378Barry13251.56%12147.27%31.17%114.30%256Berrien53759.80%35639.64%20.22%18120.16%898Branch68566.83%33032.20%90.88%35534.63%1,025Calhoun1,02052.66%82942.80%884.54%1919.86%1,937Cass55449.82%55149.55%70.63%30.27%1,112Chippewa2838.89%4461.11%00.00%-16-22.22%72Clinton19555.24%15744.48%00.00%3810.76%353Eaton22143.59%26752.66%183.55%-46-9.07%507Genesee35043.48%39949.57%566.96%-49-6.09%805Hillsdale75354.29%55740.16%513.68%19614.13%1,387Ingham26049.24%24045.45%285.30%203.79%528Ionia26055.79%19441.63%122.58%6614.16%466Jackson1,12752.76%86240.36%1476.88%26512.41%2,136Kalamazoo70447.54%67145.31%1026.89%332.23%1,481Kent33860.90%20937.66%71.26%12923.24%555Lapeer40049.14%40249.39%111.35%-2-0.25%814Lenawee1,88154.66%1,50943.85%481.39%37210.81%3,441Livingston78461.44%45935.97%332.59%32525.47%1,276Mackinac4956.98%3743.02%00.00%1213.95%86Macomb1,03360.76%66038.82%70.41%37321.94%1,700Monroe1,11266.75%54232.53%110.66%57034.21%1,666Oakland2,20056.88%1,47838.21%1904.91%72218.67%3,868Ottawa7988.76%88.99%22.25%7179.78%89Saginaw7448.37%7850.98%00.00%-4-2.61%153Shiawassee20350.00%20249.75%00.00%10.25%406St. Clair45957.38%34142.63%00.00%11814.75%800St. Joseph86558.56%61141.37%10.07%25417.20%1,477Van Buren24761.44%14235.32%133.23%10526.12%402Washtenaw2,01251.24%1,65942.25%2476.29%3538.99%3,927Wayne2,24260.22%1,34636.15%1303.49%89624.07%3,723Total20,99355.65%15,44940.95%1,2233.24%5,54414.70%37,724
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Allegan Barry Berrien Calhoun Cass Hillsdale Ingham Jackson Kalamazoo Lenawee Macomb Oakland Shiawassee Washtenaw
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Chippewa Saginaw
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