The 1849 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1849. Democratic nominee John S. Barry defeated Whig nominee Flavius J. Littlejohn with 53.98% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates John S. Barry, Democratic Flavius J. Littlejohn, Whig
Results
Results By County County John S. BarryDemocratic Flavius J. LittlejohnWhig ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan34254.46%23337.10%538.44%10917.36%628Allegan44859.03%31140.97%00.00%13718.05%759Berrien90159.55%60840.19%40.26%29319.37%1,513Branch1,07560.46%69639.15%70.39%37921.32%1,778Calhoun1,43046.28%1,65753.62%30.10%-227-7.35%3,090Cass89458.93%62040.87%30.20%27418.06%1,517Chippewa4040.82%5859.18%00.00%-18-18.37%98Clinton28852.55%26047.45%00.00%285.11%548Eaton45249.24%46450.54%20.22%-12-1.31%918Genesee75544.60%93755.35%10.06%-182-10.75%1,693Hillsdale1,26053.57%1,07545.71%170.72%1857.87%2,352Houghton8467.74%4032.26%00.00%4435.48%124Ingham71650.96%68748.90%20.14%292.06%1,405Ionia59047.50%64952.25%30.24%-59-4.75%1,242Jackson1,42749.34%1,46450.62%10.03%-37-1.28%2,892Kalamazoo84350.36%81948.92%120.72%241.43%1,674Kent74453.30%64646.28%60.43%987.02%1,396Lapeer48757.36%36142.52%10.12%12614.84%849Lenawee1,92851.61%1,79448.02%140.37%1343.59%3,736Livingston1,04060.82%66638.95%40.23%37421.87%1,710Mackinac14566.82%7233.18%00.00%7333.64%217Macomb1,17661.06%74838.84%20.10%42822.22%1,926Monroe88859.12%61140.68%30.20%27718.44%1,502Oakland2,48155.58%1,97844.31%50.11%50311.27%4,464Ottawa23168.34%10531.07%20.59%12637.28%338Saginaw21059.83%14140.17%00.00%6919.66%351Shiawassee48355.65%36642.17%192.19%11713.48%868St. Clair73458.49%52141.51%00.00%21316.97%1,255St. Joseph1,04454.63%85944.95%80.42%1859.68%1,911Van Buren47854.75%39445.13%10.11%849.62%873Washtenaw1,87448.22%2,00651.62%60.15%-132-3.40%3,886Wayne2,34957.91%1,69441.77%130.32%65516.15%4,056Total27,83753.98%23,54045.65%1920.37%4,2978.33%51,569
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Calhoun Eaton Genesee Ionia Jackson Washtenaw
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