1835 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1835 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1835. Democrat nominee Stevens T. Mason defeated Whig nominee John Biddle with 91.22% of the vote. This was the first election in which Michigan voted in their Governor as a state.

1835 Michigan gubernatorial election

October 5, 1835 1837 →
Turnout29.32%
 
Nominee Stevens T. Mason John Biddle
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 8,461 814
Percentage 91.22% 8.78%

County results
Mason:      60–70%      80–90%      90–100%
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Governor before election

John S. Horner
as Territorial Governor

Elected Governor

Stevens T. Mason
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1835[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stevens T. Mason 8,461 91.22
Whig John Biddle 814 8.78
Total votes 9,275 100

Results by county

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Results provided by United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.[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) John Biddle (W)
Percentage Votes Percentage Votes
Allegan 100% 67 0% 0
Berrien 100% 308 0% 0
Branch 100% 77 0% 0
Calhoun 100% 241 0% 0
Cass 84.8% 356 15.2% 64
Chippewa 100% 53 0% 0
Clinton, Ionia, Kent, Ottawa 99.8% 1,026 0.2% 2
Hillsdale 93.8% 105 6.2% 7
Jackson 97.9% 274 2.1% 6
Kalamazoo 94.7% 431 5.3% 24
Lapeer 87.3% 89 12.7% 13
Lenawee 97% 456 3% 14
Macomb 91.7% 455 8.3% 41
Michilimackinac 100% 112 0% 0
Monroe 99.8% 432 0.2% 1
Oakland 63.7% 942 36.3% 536
St. Clair 97.6% 166 2.4% 4
St. Joseph 99.5% 207 0.5% 1
Saginaw 100% 100 0% 0
Washtenaw 100% 1,074 0% 0
Wayne 93.7% 1,490 6.3% 101
Totals 91.2% 8,461 8.8% 814

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Oct 05, 1835". 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.