The 1914 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Democrat Woodbridge N. Ferris defeated Republican candidate Chase S. Osborn with 48.15% of the vote.

Primary election Michigan held primary elections on August 25, 1914.

Democratic party Incumbent governor Woodbridge N. Ferris was renominated without opposition.

Candidates Woodbridge N. Ferris, incumbent governor

Results

Republican party Former governor Chase S. Osborn emerged victorious in a crowded primary field.

Candidates George E. Ellis, former member of Michigan House of Representatives Alex J. Groesbeck, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party William S. Linton, former representative from Michigan's 8th congressional district Frederick C. Martindale, former Michigan Secretary of State Chase S. Osborn, former governor

Results

National Progressive party Candidates Henry R. Pattengill, former Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction

Results

Minor parties

General election

Candidates Major party candidates Woodbridge N. Ferris, Democratic Chase S. Osborn, Republican Other candidates Henry R. Pattengill, National Progressive James Hoogerhyde, Socialist Charles N. Eayrs, Prohibition Herman Richter, Socialist Labor

Results

Results by county Alger County and Luce County voted Democratic for the first time ever. Houghton County voted Democratic for the first time since 1874. After this election, Iosco County, Luce County and Washtenaw County would not Democratic again until 1982, while Mecosta County would not Democratic again until 1986. This was the only election between 1882 and 1940 in which Mason County failed to back the winning candidate. County Woodbridge N. FerrisDemocratic Chase S. OsbornRepublican Henry R. PattengillProgressive James HoogerhydeSocialist Charles N. EayrsProhibition Herman RichterSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona22433.84%33951.21%639.52%345.14%20.30%00.00%-115-17.37%662Alger50545.13%34731.01%19617.52%514.56%201.79%00.00%15814.12%1,119Allegan2,41241.32%2,81648.24%4076.97%1442.47%540.93%40.07%-404-6.92%5,837Alpena1,48142.73%1,76951.04%1654.76%411.18%90.26%10.03%-288-8.31%3,466Antrim65631.30%87141.56%41419.75%1286.11%271.29%00.00%-215-10.26%2,096Arenac71938.20%83244.21%24412.96%623.29%221.17%30.16%-113-6.00%1,882Baraga40231.19%65851.05%16913.11%463.57%131.01%10.08%-256-19.86%1,289Barry2,12746.04%2,22448.14%1553.35%741.60%360.78%40.09%-97-2.10%4,620Bay3,77741.57%3,43237.77%1,51116.63%3213.53%320.35%130.14%3453.80%9,086Benzie51339.71%54141.87%866.66%1168.98%362.79%00.00%-28-2.17%1,292Berrien5,30451.37%4,22540.92%5235.07%1441.39%1191.15%100.10%1,07910.45%10,325Branch2,43449.86%1,75435.93%56211.51%731.50%551.13%40.08%68013.93%4,882Calhoun4,85953.31%2,50827.52%1,30014.26%3303.62%931.02%250.27%2,35125.79%9,115Cass2,13848.62%1,94544.23%1683.82%932.12%461.05%70.16%1934.39%4,397Charlevoix99739.39%1,24249.07%983.87%1706.72%210.83%30.12%-245-9.68%2,531Cheboygan1,33547.17%1,18641.91%2097.39%842.97%80.28%80.28%1495.27%2,830Chippewa1,25234.50%2,13958.94%1293.55%732.01%330.91%30.08%-887-24.44%3,629Clare75043.63%74643.40%1579.13%573.32%80.47%00.00%40.23%1,719Clinton2,14646.40%2,09045.19%3407.35%290.63%200.43%00.00%561.21%4,625Crawford44859.57%20427.13%7610.11%202.66%40.53%00.00%24432.45%752Delta1,40534.96%2,08051.75%3077.64%1914.75%280.70%80.20%-675-16.80%4,019Dickinson66220.28%1,65550.69%70621.62%2136.52%250.77%40.12%-949-29.07%3,265Eaton2,94550.14%2,52242.93%3155.36%500.85%380.65%40.07%4237.20%5,874Emmet1,05342.86%1,08544.16%823.34%2128.63%210.85%40.16%-32-1.30%2,457Genesee4,90651.59%3,14333.05%1,09511.51%2582.71%920.97%160.17%1,76318.54%9,510Gladwin41631.73%61847.14%21516.40%463.51%161.22%00.00%-202-15.41%1,311Gogebic86128.13%1,52849.92%48515.84%1053.43%772.52%50.16%-667-21.79%3,061Grand Traverse1,35546.32%1,08937.23%30510.43%1485.06%250.85%30.10%2669.09%2,925Gratiot2,34947.13%2,25045.14%2945.90%380.76%480.96%50.10%991.99%4,984Hillsdale2,25442.97%1,95037.18%90017.16%310.59%1092.08%10.02%3045.80%5,245Houghton4,83245.62%3,80835.96%1,50014.16%2732.58%1711.61%70.07%1,0249.67%10,591Huron2,06037.88%2,39143.97%87916.16%721.32%350.64%10.02%-331-6.09%5,438Ingham5,42048.13%3,87734.43%1,44612.84%4233.76%750.67%210.19%-1,543-13.70%11,262Ionia3,32551.06%2,84443.67%1692.60%971.49%751.15%20.03%4817.39%6,512Iosco63738.84%57334.94%40424.63%181.10%70.43%10.06%643.90%1,640Iron41819.23%1,50769.32%1386.35%823.77%241.10%50.23%-1,08950.09%2,174Isabella1,74945.99%1,66043.65%2937.70%621.63%370.97%20.05%892.34%3,803Jackson4,29042.35%3,78937.40%1,78617.63%1991.96%610.60%50.05%5014.95%10,130Kalamazoo5,41455.10%3,07031.25%6306.41%5095.18%1881.91%140.14%2,34423.86%9,825Kalkaska34142.68%34843.55%506.26%425.26%162.00%20.25%-7-0.88%799Kent11,24047.12%10,68644.80%9193.85%7523.15%2350.99%220.09%5542.32%23,854Keweenaw29128.93%59559.15%1009.94%131.29%70.70%00.00%-304-30.22%1,006Lake22930.95%40955.27%679.05%314.19%30.41%10.14%-180-24.32%740Lapeer1,94246.28%1,97046.95%1864.43%240.57%721.72%20.05%-28-0.67%4,196Leelanau57454.30%37735.67%585.49%403.78%80.76%00.00%19718.64%1,057Lenawee5,20556.26%2,78930.15%1,07011.57%971.05%770.83%130.14%2,41626.12%9,251Livingston2,27450.90%1,82540.85%2916.51%210.47%551.23%20.04%44910.05%4,468Luce46378.61%8013.58%254.24%142.38%71.19%00.00%38365.03%589Mackinac1,10159.71%66035.79%583.15%140.76%80.43%30.16%44123.92%1,844Macomb3,68155.93%2,60839.62%1932.93%330.50%650.99%20.03%1,07316.30%6,582Manistee1,94248.24%1,65941.21%2045.07%1754.35%421.04%40.10%2837.03%4,026Marquette1,98929.10%3,12845.77%1,43721.03%2313.38%470.69%20.03%-1,139-16.67%6,834Mason1,08032.33%1,65849.63%41412.39%1384.13%451.35%60.18%-578-17.30%3,341Mecosta1,32246.16%1,29245.11%1184.12%772.69%481.68%70.24%301.05%2,864Menominee1,79044.01%2,06650.80%1112.73%811.99%180.44%10.02%-276-6.79%4,067Midland1,10241.85%1,05239.95%41715.84%331.25%271.03%20.08%501.90%2,633Missaukee62939.29%79149.41%1509.37%191.19%100.62%20.12%-162-10.12%1,601Monroe3,45954.08%2,55139.88%3054.77%290.45%470.73%50.08%90814.20%6,396Montcalm1,59137.93%2,32855.49%1503.58%872.07%370.88%20.05%-737-17.57%4,195Montmorency25249.80%19939.33%285.53%275.34%00.00%00.00%5310.47%506Muskegon1,80027.92%2,86344.40%1,39721.67%3405.27%360.56%120.19%-1,063-16.49%6,448Newaygo82530.63%1,48755.22%1907.06%1555.76%321.19%40.15%-662-24.58%2,693Oakland5,76858.64%3,13431.86%7167.28%1321.34%830.84%40.04%2,63426.78%9,837Oceana94333.13%1,43950.56%35212.37%702.46%401.41%20.07%-496-17.43%2,846Ogemaw46132.98%57040.77%30121.53%342.43%322.29%00.00%-109-7.80%1,398Ontonagon84845.59%79142.53%1176.29%854.57%180.97%10.05%573.06%1,860Osceola82636.71%1,20953.73%1657.33%281.24%210.93%10.04%-383-17.02%2,250Oscoda11132.46%16548.25%6318.42%30.88%00.00%00.00%-54-15.79%342Otsego43949.44%32736.82%11112.50%70.79%40.45%00.00%11212.61%888Ottawa2,37337.31%3,17849.97%5819.14%1782.80%480.75%20.03%-805-12.66%6,360Presque Isle60936.04%96557.10%754.44%372.19%40.24%00.00%-356-21.07%1,690Roscommon21337.17%19734.38%15326.70%81.40%00.00%20.35%162.79%573Saginaw7,43055.65%4,93336.95%5514.13%3502.62%650.49%230.17%2,49718.70%13,352Sanilac1,75834.30%2,87456.07%3887.57%450.88%601.17%10.02%-1,116-21.77%5,126Schoolcraft44241.08%54050.19%534.93%302.79%100.93%10.09%-98-9.11%1,076Shiawassee2,70447.16%2,28439.83%4307.50%1803.14%1282.23%80.14%4207.32%5,734St. Clair3,85644.13%3,86444.23%8459.67%1171.34%510.58%40.05%-8-0.09%8,737St. Joseph2,32746.93%1,97939.92%4148.35%1863.75%460.93%60.12%3487.02%4,958Tuscola1,92142.54%2,02644.86%45410.05%771.71%350.78%30.07%-105-2.33%4,516Van Buren2,28742.27%2,61848.39%3386.25%1242.29%390.72%40.07%-331-6.12%5,410Washtenaw5,75760.79%3,05932.30%5055.33%850.90%600.63%50.05%2,69828.49%9,471Wayne43,90162.19%21,58330.57%3,1024.39%1,5942.26%2750.39%1390.20%22,31831.61%70,594Wexford1,13734.88%1,79154.94%1745.34%962.94%591.81%30.09%-654-20.06%3,260Total212,06348.15%176,25440.02%36,7478.34%11,0562.51%3,8300.87%4970.11%35,8098.13%440,448

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clare Houghton Leelanau Luce Montmorency Ontonagon

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic Alger Bay Jackson Midland

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alpena Barry Chippewa Emmet Kalkaska Mason Newaygo Oceana Wexford

Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive Alcona Antrim Arenac Baraga Delta Gogebic Huron Lake Marquette Menominee Muskegon Ogemaw Oscoda Ottawa St. Clair Tuscola

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