1878 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1878 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Republican Charles Croswell defeated Democratic nominee Orlando M. Barnes with 44.69% of the vote.

General election

Candidates Orlando M. Barnes, mayor of Lansing and former State Representative (Democratic) Charles Croswell, former State Senator and Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives (Republican) Henry S. Smith (Greenback) Watson Snyder (Prohibition)

Results

Results by county No votes were recorded in Roscommon County. Emmet County voted Republican for the first time since 1854. Barry County, Kent County, Newaygo County, and St. Joseph County did not vote Republican for the first time since the party's founding in 1854. This was also first election in which Barry County and Newaygo County failed to back the winning candidate. St. Joseph County failed to back the winning candidate for the first time since 1839. County Charles CroswellRepublican Orlando M. BarnesDemocratic Henry S. SmithGreenback Watson SnyderProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona21547.46%21948.34%183.97%10.22%-4-0.88%453Allegan3,20647.51%3645.39%3,17046.98%80.12%360.53%6,748Alpena61842.95%71949.97%1017.02%10.07%-101-7.02%1,439Antrim37759.00%375.79%22435.05%10.16%15323.94%639Baraga13339.23%20560.47%00.00%10.29%-72-21.24%339Barry2,22442.03%55310.45%2,38645.09%1292.44%-162-3.06%5,292Bay1,38728.30%1,59232.48%1,90938.95%110.22%-317-6.47%4,901Benzie32453.91%416.82%23438.94%20.33%9014.98%601Berrien3,24147.07%2,19931.93%1,43420.82%00.00%1,04215.13%6,886Branch3,01346.82%3625.63%2,96646.09%941.46%470.73%6,435Calhoun3,42244.70%1,51719.81%2,42731.70%2903.79%99513.00%7,656Cass2,32550.09%1,41430.46%89919.37%40.09%91119.63%4,642Charlevoix47665.75%9412.98%15321.13%10.14%32344.61%724Cheboygan26236.04%27637.96%18926.00%00.00%-14-1.93%727Chippewa27246.90%30853.10%00.00%00.00%-36-6.21%580Clare24942.64%17129.28%15626.71%81.37%7813.36%584Clinton2,44642.93%2,12437.28%1,10019.31%270.47%3225.65%5,697Delta57268.18%26030.99%70.83%00.00%31237.19%839Eaton3,13946.57%1,22518.17%2,14031.75%2373.52%99914.82%6,741Emmet40243.79%36139.32%15516.88%00.00%414.47%918Genesee3,59846.31%1,81123.31%1,98225.51%3794.88%1,61620.80%7,770Gladwin16454.67%7123.67%6521.67%00.00%9331.00%300Grand Traverse86466.98%1219.38%30223.41%30.23%56243.57%1,290Gratiot1,64645.73%78921.92%1,15832.18%50.14%48813.56%3,599Hillsdale3,87551.19%7439.82%2,91338.48%390.52%96212.71%7,570Houghton1,88062.23%1,14137.77%00.00%00.00%73924.46%3,021Huron97650.44%70536.43%24012.40%140.72%27114.01%1,935Ingham3,14142.02%2,64735.41%1,58621.22%1011.35%4946.61%7,475Ionia2,86443.79%1,26319.31%2,22734.05%1872.86%6379.74%6,541Iosco46549.36%31433.33%16117.09%20.21%15116.03%942Isabella84449.33%43925.66%42724.96%10.06%40523.67%1,711Jackson3,05135.09%1,82921.04%3,57041.06%2442.81%-519-5.97%8,694Kalamazoo3,48050.35%2,28633.08%1,07415.54%711.03%1,19417.28%6,911Kalkaska35357.03%15525.04%10116.32%101.62%19831.99%619Kent5,69142.38%1,63412.17%6,07645.25%240.18%-385-2.87%13,427Keweenaw48258.78%30737.44%293.54%00.00%17521.34%820Lake31257.88%10519.48%12222.63%00.00%19035.25%539Lapeer2,61953.64%1,90639.03%3497.15%90.18%71314.60%4,883Leelanau39446.03%30635.75%15618.22%00.00%8810.28%856Lenawee4,71045.16%2,86427.46%2,42123.21%4354.17%1,84617.70%10,430Livingston2,38745.87%2,51448.31%2605.00%430.83%-127-2.44%5,204Mackinac5522.63%18877.37%00.00%00.00%-133-54.73%243Macomb2,03640.09%2,39147.09%61512.11%360.71%-355-6.99%5,078Manistee59132.94%81645.48%35419.73%331.84%-225-12.54%1,794Manitou3316.75%15478.17%105.08%00.00%-121-61.42%197Marquette1,98563.68%99731.99%1043.34%310.99%98831.70%3,117Mason67046.14%38426.45%39827.41%00.00%27218.73%1,452Mecosta1,19253.38%31113.93%72932.65%10.04%46320.73%2,233Menominee72956.64%47336.75%856.60%00.00%25619.89%1,287Midland60746.73%13010.01%55442.65%80.62%534.08%1,299Missaukee16966.80%3714.62%4718.58%00.00%12248.22%253Monroe2,18435.74%2,67443.76%1,23820.26%150.25%-490-8.02%6,111Montcalm2,23045.45%1,14023.23%1,49430.45%430.88%73615.00%4,907Muskegon1,73054.56%55817.60%88027.75%30.09%85026.81%3,171Newaygo96439.90%28211.67%1,14747.48%190.79%-183-7.57%2,416Oakland4,13343.56%4,19244.18%1,01810.73%1461.54%-59-0.62%9,489Oceana92049.36%1799.60%74339.86%221.18%1779.50%1,864Ogemaw7625.50%12240.94%10033.56%00.00%-22-7.38%298Ontonagon18437.86%23648.56%6513.37%10.21%-52-10.70%486Osceola59849.34%22018.15%26221.62%13210.89%33627.72%1,212Otsego25144.66%11821.00%19133.99%20.36%6010.68%562Ottawa2,39045.98%1,05620.32%1,71933.07%320.62%67112.91%5,198Presque Isle19850.38%19549.62%00.00%00.00%30.76%393Saginaw2,76734.98%3,09939.18%1,96024.78%841.06%-332-4.20%7,910Sanilac1,45351.82%63622.68%71425.46%10.04%73926.36%2,804Schoolcraft8166.39%4133.61%00.00%00.00%4032.79%122Shiawassee2,52246.62%1,67931.04%1,00518.58%2033.75%84315.58%5,410St. Clair2,99943.63%2,40434.97%1,46621.33%20.03%5958.66%6,874St. Joseph2,26339.71%90915.95%2,51744.17%100.18%-254-4.46%5,699Tuscola1,97753.90%59416.19%1,09429.83%30.08%88324.07%3,668Van Buren3,01648.25%1,02516.40%2,19535.11%150.24%82113.13%6,251Washtenaw3,33841.09%3,23939.87%1,30216.03%2443.00%991.22%8,124Wayne9,33738.38%9,96740.97%4,91720.21%1050.43%-630-2.59%24,326Wexford59051.80%1119.75%43738.37%10.09%15313.43%1,139Total126,36744.69%78,54827.78%74,24726.26%3,5741.26%47,81916.91%282,765

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Emmet Gladwin Presque Isle Washtenaw

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Manistee Ogemaw

Counties that flipped from Republican to Greenback Barry Kent Newaygo St. Joseph

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Greenback Bay Jackson

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