1892 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1892 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Republican nominee John T. Rich defeated Democratic candidate Allen B. Morse with 47.21% of the vote.

General election

Candidates Major party candidates John T. Rich, Republican Allen B. Morse, Democratic Other candidates John W. Ewing, People's John Russell, Prohibition

Results

Results by county After this election, Huron County would not vote Democratic again until 1986. County John T. RichRepublican Allen B. MorseDemocratic John W. EwingPopulist John RussellProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona55957.04%38839.59%40.41%292.96%17117.45%980Alger16149.85%16049.54%00.00%20.62%10.31%323Allegan4,23050.80%3,21138.56%3494.19%5376.45%1,01912.24%8,327Alpena1,53548.79%1,54549.11%190.60%471.49%-10-0.32%3,146Antrim1,15552.29%82637.39%612.76%1677.56%32914.86%2,209Arenac31026.91%38333.25%43237.50%272.34%-49-4.25%1,152Baraga36936.07%63862.37%40.39%121.17%-269-26.30%1,023Barry2,86148.89%1,89432.37%79613.60%3015.14%96716.52%5,852Bay4,56242.56%5,78353.95%1811.69%1941.81%-1,221-11.39%10,720Benzie78352.48%50533.85%1057.04%996.64%27818.63%1,492Berrien5,09348.38%4,86346.20%1331.26%4384.16%2302.18%10,527Branch3,27049.44%2,24533.94%67410.19%4256.43%1,02515.50%6,614Calhoun5,07747.95%4,21439.80%6065.72%6916.53%8638.15%10,588Cass2,74447.68%2,45442.64%3816.62%1763.06%2905.04%5,755Charlevoix1,09152.55%70033.72%1497.18%1366.55%39118.83%2,076Cheboygan1,08543.66%1,25150.34%773.10%722.90%-166-6.68%2,485Chippewa1,23452.05%1,08345.68%180.76%361.52%1516.37%2,371Clare71241.35%82647.97%181.05%1669.64%-114-6.62%1,722Clinton3,13148.21%2,79042.96%3164.87%2583.97%3415.25%6,495Crawford30148.71%30649.51%81.29%30.49%-5-0.81%618Delta1,78354.23%1,42643.37%401.22%391.19%35710.86%3,288Dickinson1,62350.85%1,27740.01%331.03%2598.11%34610.84%3,192Eaton3,77147.90%2,87536.52%7389.38%4886.20%89611.38%7,872Emmet1,01846.19%1,06848.46%160.73%1024.63%-50-2.27%2,204Genesee4,82350.30%3,74339.03%4404.59%5836.08%1,08011.26%9,589Gladwin53360.50%33137.57%40.45%131.48%20222.93%881Gogebic2,34657.02%1,63339.69%190.46%1162.82%71317.33%4,114Grand Traverse1,73854.60%94229.59%3159.90%1885.91%79625.01%3,183Gratiot3,02848.52%1,73327.77%1,22919.69%2514.02%1,29520.75%6,241Hillsdale4,11853.40%2,65934.48%4525.86%4836.26%1,45918.92%7,712Houghton3,32145.62%2,63936.25%74510.23%5747.89%6829.37%7,279Huron1,69935.23%2,24346.52%70314.58%1773.67%-544-11.28%4,822Ingham4,33643.85%4,12841.75%9309.41%4945.00%2082.10%9,888Ionia4,08747.24%4,08047.16%1441.66%3403.93%70.08%8,652Iosco1,39949.49%1,34847.68%230.81%572.02%511.80%2,827Iron90958.87%58938.15%161.04%301.94%32020.73%1,544Isabella1,87845.44%1,78543.19%3227.79%1483.58%932.25%4,133Jackson5,11144.64%5,10644.59%6655.81%5684.96%50.04%11,450Kalamazoo4,97350.29%4,08841.34%3863.90%4424.47%8858.95%9,889Kalkaska71158.96%39732.92%373.07%615.06%31426.04%1,206Kent12,13645.74%11,69344.07%1,3275.00%1,3755.18%4431.67%26,531Keweenaw40065.25%20333.12%50.82%50.82%19732.14%613Lake65547.60%62345.28%352.54%634.58%322.33%1,376Lapeer3,13149.15%2,72742.81%2113.31%3014.73%4046.34%6,370Leelanau77753.70%49834.42%1288.85%443.04%27919.28%1,447Lenawee5,82946.81%5,59444.92%1130.91%9177.36%2351.89%12,453Livingston2,44443.66%2,40142.89%3876.91%3666.54%430.77%5,598Luce23655.79%15937.59%30.71%255.91%7718.20%423Mackinac47635.08%86363.60%80.59%100.74%-387-28.52%1,357Macomb2,76841.09%3,62253.77%570.85%2894.29%-854-12.68%6,736Manistee1,48135.30%2,32255.34%1613.84%2325.53%-841-20.04%4,196Manitou42.72%14397.28%00.00%00.00%-139-94.56%147Marquette3,87852.99%2,85839.05%450.61%5387.35%1,02013.94%7,319Mason1,43645.60%1,40844.71%431.37%2628.32%280.89%3,149Mecosta1,95851.61%1,49739.46%1233.24%2165.69%46112.15%3,794Menominee1,87048.30%1,82147.03%401.03%1413.64%491.27%3,872Midland1,06946.26%83736.22%29012.55%1154.98%23210.04%2,311Missaukee66348.04%63445.94%211.52%624.49%292.10%1,380Monroe2,91041.32%3,79053.81%1031.46%2403.41%-880-12.49%7,043Montcalm3,61252.87%2,29633.61%6639.70%2613.82%1,31619.26%6,832Montmorency25047.62%25949.33%61.14%101.90%-9-1.71%525Muskegon3,82449.39%3,36143.41%2413.11%3164.08%4635.98%7,742Newaygo2,07950.57%1,55937.92%1914.65%2826.86%52012.65%4,111Oakland4,76944.88%4,96246.70%1731.63%7226.79%-193-1.82%10,626Oceana1,63647.20%1,43341.34%882.54%3098.92%2035.86%3,466Ogemaw59450.38%52144.19%393.31%252.12%736.19%1,179Ontonagon68538.74%1,05059.39%130.74%201.13%-365-20.64%1,768Osceola1,59850.76%1,11335.36%1364.32%3019.56%48515.41%3,148Oscoda272258.87%18139.18%40.87%51.08%9119.70%462Otsego51746.91%54049.00%141.27%312.81%-23-2.09%1,102Ottawa3,59850.60%3,02742.57%3154.43%1712.40%5718.03%7,111Presque Isle30035.63%51861.52%50.59%70.83%-218-25.89%842Roscommon23944.26%28652.96%61.11%91.67%-47-8.70%540Saginaw6,66643.76%7,69150.49%5933.89%2841.86%-1,025-6.73%15,234Sanilac2,50047.05%1,74432.82%77314.55%2975.59%75614.23%5,314Schoolcraft57442.21%64547.43%402.94%1017.43%-71-5.22%1,360Shiawassee3,61547.51%3,03539.89%2823.71%6778.90%5807.62%7,609St. Clair5,34048.43%5,32048.25%720.65%2312.09%200.18%11,027St. Joseph2,81643.67%2,48338.50%96114.90%1892.93%3335.16%6,449Tuscola3,19148.66%2,08631.81%89013.57%3915.96%1,10516.85%6,558Van Buren3,78853.77%2,22531.58%6218.81%4115.83%1,56322.19%7,045Washtenaw4,32641.78%5,51553.26%650.63%4494.34%-1,189-11.48%10,355Wayne25,45946.38%28,27851.52%4860.89%6651.21%-2,819-5.14%54,888Wexford1,39149.89%1,16241.68%521.87%1836.56%2298.21%2,788Total221,22847.21%205,13843.77%21,4174.57%20,7774.43%16,0903.43%468,637

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Berrien Clinton Delta Genesee Ingham Ionia Iron Jackson Kent Lenawee Livingston Mason Missaukee Muskegon Oceana Ogemaw Osceola Ottawa Shiawassee St. Clair

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Montmorency Otsego

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Populist Arenac

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