The 1851 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1851. Democratic nominee Robert McClelland defeated Whig nominee Townsend E. Gidley with 58.28% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Robert McClelland, Democratic Townsend E. Gidley, Whig
Results
Results By County County Robert McClellandDemocratic Townsend E. GidleyWhig ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan31755.23%23941.64%183.14%7813.59%574Allegan39956.52%30743.48%00.00%9213.03%706Berrien53752.70%47046.12%121.18%676.58%1,019Branch67559.73%44439.29%110.97%23120.44%1,130Calhoun1,24655.70%98043.81%110.49%26611.89%2,237Cass54956.08%41742.59%131.33%13213.48%979Chippewa2256.41%1743.59%00.00%512.82%39Clinton26057.65%19142.35%00.00%6915.30%451Eaton49856.14%38643.52%30.34%11212.63%887Genesee64051.99%59148.01%00.00%493.98%1,231Hillsdale1,03558.11%74441.77%20.11%29116.34%1,781Ingham63855.82%49943.66%60.52%13912.16%1,143Ionia48257.86%34941.90%20.24%13315.97%833Jackson1,28448.33%1,35951.15%140.53%-75-2.82%2,657Kalamazoo63848.19%67651.06%100.76%-38-2.87%1,324Kent74854.96%61345.04%00.00%1359.92%1,361Lapeer46062.16%28037.84%00.00%18024.32%740Lenawee1,78258.16%1,27841.71%40.13%50416.45%3,064Livingston79961.89%48837.80%40.31%31124.09%1,291Mackinac5989.39%46.06%34.55%5583.33%66Macomb77666.61%38633.13%30.26%39033.48%1,165Marquette5386.89%813.11%00.00%4573.77%61Monroe1,41883.61%27816.39%00.00%1,14067.22%1,696Montcalm6762.04%4137.96%00.00%2624.07%108Newaygo7264.86%3935.14%00.00%3329.73%111Oakland1,72656.20%1,33943.60%60.20%38712.60%3,071Ottawa27772.14%10527.34%20.52%17244.79%384Saginaw22062.50%12936.65%30.85%9125.85%352Sanilac8282.83%1414.14%33.03%6868.69%99Shiawassee29052.82%25346.08%61.09%376.74%549St. Clair40557.94%29341.92%10.14%11216.02%699St. Joseph74757.59%53841.48%120.93%20916.11%1,297Tuscola2329.87%5470.13%00.00%-31-40.26%77Van Buren41557.96%29841.62%30.42%11716.34%716Washtenaw1,49552.02%1,37647.88%30.10%1194.14%2,874Wayne2,69365.49%1,41834.48%10.02%1,27531.01%4,112Total23,82758.28%16,90141.34%1560.38%6,92616.94%40,884
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Calhoun Chippewa Eaton Genesee Ionia Washtenaw
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Kalamazoo
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