The 1854 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1854. Republican nominee Kinsley S. Bingham defeated Democratic nominee John S. Barry with 53.00% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Kinsley S. Bingham, Republican John S. Barry, Democratic
Results
Results By County Allegan County, Lapeer County, Sanilac County, and Shiawassee County did not flip Republican in this election. However, Lapeer County would not vote Democratic again until 1924 while Allegan and Sanliac counties would not vote Democratic again until 1986. County Kinsley S. BinghamRepublican John S. BarryDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan68948.73%72551.27%-36-2.55%1,414Allegan74552.32%67947.68%664.63%1,424Berrien1,03452.01%95247.89%824.12%1,988Branch1,84462.42%1,10837.51%73624.92%2,954Calhoun2,29458.51%1,62741.49%66717.01%3,921Cass1,09755.88%86544.07%23211.82%1,963Chippewa248.08%27391.92%-249-83.84%297Clinton64853.91%55446.09%947.82%1,202Eaton99552.73%89147.22%1045.51%1,887Emmet65093.53%456.47%60587.05%695Genesee1,41658.18%1,01841.82%39816.35%2,434Grand Traverse19455.59%15544.41%3911.17%349Hillsdale2,25261.43%1,41338.54%83922.89%3,666Houghton17459.39%11840.27%5619.11%293Ingham93944.27%1,18255.73%-243-11.46%2,121Ionia1,10761.67%68338.05%42423.62%1,795Jackson2,06153.87%1,75545.87%3068.00%3,826Kalamazoo1,73359.27%1,19140.73%54218.54%2,924Kent1,54050.72%1,49349.18%471.55%3,036Lapeer74147.68%81352.32%-72-4.63%1,554Lenawee3,19757.34%2,37942.66%81814.67%5,576Livingston1,13046.01%1,32653.99%-196-7.98%2,456Mackinac32.33%12697.67%-123-95.35%129Macomb1,34947.20%1,50952.80%-160-5.60%2,858Monroe1,18444.34%1,48455.58%30011.24%2,670Montcalm20852.00%19248.00%164.00%400Newaygo14050.72%13649.28%41.45%276Oakland2,53650.95%2,43748.97%991.99%4,977Ontonagon19370.96%7929.04%11441.91%272Ottawa62446.12%72953.88%-105-7.76%1,353Saginaw54445.45%65154.39%-107-8.94%1,197Sanilac14327.93%36871.88%-225-43.95%512Shiawassee50741.05%72858.95%-221-17.89%1,235St. Clair98351.30%93348.70%502.61%1,916St. Joseph1,41855.89%1,11944.11%29911.79%2,537Tuscola17261.43%10838.57%6422.86%280Van Buren83954.45%69845.30%1419.15%1,541Washtenaw2,82957.05%2,13042.95%69914.10%4,959Wayne3,47646.48%4,00353.52%-527-7.05%7,479Total43,65253.00%38,67546.96%4,9776.04%82,366
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Barry Berrien Branch Cass Eaton Hillsdale Ionia Kent Lenawee Montcalm Newaygo Oakland St. Clair St. Joseph Van Buren Washtenaw
Counties that flipped from Whig to Republican Calhoun Clinton Genesee Houghton Jackson Kalamazoo Tuscola
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Chippewa
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