1837 Michigan gubernatorial election

1837 Michigan gubernatorial election
Turnout	94.38%
	County results; Mason: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Trowbridge: 50–60% 60–70%; No Data/Votes:
Governor before election; Stevens T. Mason; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Stevens T. Mason; Democratic

The 1837 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 6, 1837, to November 7, 1837. Incumbent Democrat Stevens T. Mason defeated Whig nominee Charles C. Trowbridge with 51.29% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Stevens T. Mason, Democratic
Charles C. Trowbridge, Whig

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1837^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stevens T. Mason (incumbent)	15,314	51.29
	Whig	Charles C. Trowbridge	14,546	48.71
Total votes			29,860	100
	Democratic hold

Results By County

Results provided by.^[2]

Note: Counties listed may not match modern-day county names or borders. Names, vote numbers and percentages taken from above reference.

County	Stevens T. Mason (D)		Charles Towbridge (W)
County	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes
Allegan	31%	98	69%	218
Berrien	48.1%	495	51.9%	534
Branch	66%	387	34%	199
Calhoun	54.9%	808	45.1%	664
Cass	45.8%	388	54.2%	459
Chippewa	85.7%	42	14.3%	7
Genesee	48%	233	52%	252
Hillsdale	50.3%	378	49.7%	374
Ionia	61.9%	148	38.1%	91
Jackson & Ingham	45.4%	758	54.6%	911
Kalamazoo	43.4%	577	56.6%	752
Kent	75.6%	394	24.4%	127
Lapeer	48.5%	227	51.5%	241
Lenawee	51.4%	1,345	48.6%	1,273
Livingston	56.5%	443	43.5%	341
Macomb	40.6%	471	59.4%	689
Michilimackinac	67.4%	89	32.6%	43
Monroe	60.3%	999	39.7%	657
Oakland	50.6%	1,681	49.4%	1,639
St. Clair	54.3%	447	45.7%	376
St. Joseph	53.1%	557	46.9%	491
Saginaw	46.7%	86	53.3%	98
Shiawassee	47.9%	123	52.1%	134
Van Buren	56.9%	103	43.1%	78
Washtenaw	49.7%	2,039	50.3%	2,066
Wayne	49.1%	1,998	50.9%	2,066
Totals*	50.9%	15,314	49.1%	14,780

The Totals are stated, but the author included Whig candidate's Total Vote share at 14,546.

References

^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County | archive.org". May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[1] "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[2] "United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County | archive.org". May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

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