1852 Michigan gubernatorial election
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November 2, 1852
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 County results McClelland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Chandler: 40–50% 50–60% No Data/Votes: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1852 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1852. Incumbent Democrat Robert McClelland defeated Whig nominee Zachariah Chandler with 51.33% of the vote.
Michigan adopted a new constitution in 1850 that shifted the year of gubernatorial election to even years, effective with this election.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Robert McClelland, Democratic
- Zachariah Chandler, Whig
Other candidates
- Isaac P. Christiancy, Free Soil
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert McClelland (inc.) | 42,798 | 51.33% | −6.95% | |
| Whig | Zachariah Chandler | 34,660 | 41.57% | +0.23% | |
| Free Soil | Isaac P. Christiancy | 5,850 | 7.02% | ||
| Imperfect[a] | 63 | 0.08% | |||
| Scattering | 5 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 8,138 | 9.76% | |||
| Total votes | 83,376 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Results By County
[edit]| County[1][2] | Robert McClelland Democratic |
Zachariah Chandler Whig |
Isaac P. Christiancy Free Soil |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegan | 619 | 51.80% | 539 | 45.10% | 35 | 2.93% | 80 | 6.69% | 1,195[b] |
| Allegan | 661 | 53.31% | 484 | 39.03% | 95 | 7.66% | 177 | 14.27% | 1,240 |
| Berrien | 1,244 | 54.47% | 1,000 | 43.78% | 40 | 1.75% | 244 | 10.68% | 2,284 |
| Branch | 1,395 | 52.31% | 1,131 | 42.41% | 139 | 5.21% | 264 | 9.90% | 2,667[c] |
| Calhoun | 1,850 | 45.65% | 1,883 | 46.46% | 315 | 7.77% | -33 | -0.81% | 4,053[d] |
| Cass | 1,005 | 48.60% | 969 | 46.86% | 52 | 2.51% | 36 | 1.74% | 2,068[e] |
| Chippewa | 47 | 47.00% | 53 | 53.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -6 | -6.00% | 100 |
| Clinton | 459 | 43.63% | 469 | 44.58% | 123 | 11.69% | -10 | -0.95% | 1,052[f] |
| Eaton | 811 | 49.06% | 642 | 38.84% | 200 | 12.10% | 169 | 10.22% | 1,653 |
| Genesee | 1,179 | 44.26% | 1,213 | 45.53% | 271 | 10.17% | -34 | -1.28% | 2,664[f] |
| Hillsdale | 1,632 | 47.99% | 1,413 | 41.55% | 356 | 10.47% | 219 | 6.44% | 3,401 |
| Houghton | 134 | 43.65% | 171 | 55.70% | 2 | 0.65% | -37 | -12.05% | 307 |
| Ingham | 951 | 51.83% | 793 | 43.22% | 91 | 4.96% | 158 | 8.61% | 1,835 |
| Ionia | 879 | 48.22% | 673 | 36.92% | 271 | 14.87% | 206 | 11.30% | 1,823 |
| Jackson | 1,824 | 45.05% | 1,873 | 46.26% | 350 | 8.64% | -49 | -1.21% | 4,049[c] |
| Kalamazoo | 1,311 | 43.27% | 1,392 | 45.94% | 327 | 10.79% | -81 | -2.67% | 3,030 |
| Kent | 1,543[g] | 52.97% | 1,240 | 42.57% | 128 | 4.39% | 303 | 10.40% | 2,913[b] |
| Lapeer | 804 | 50.95% | 694 | 43.98% | 80 | 5.07% | 110 | 6.97% | 1,578 |
| Lenawee | 2,922 | 49.29% | 2,466 | 41.60% | 539 | 9.09% | 456 | 7.69% | 5,928[f] |
| Livingston | 1,432 | 57.93% | 927 | 37.50% | 113 | 4.57% | 505 | 20.43% | 2,472 |
| Mackinac | 295 | 88.06% | 39 | 11.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 256 | 76.42% | 335[f] |
| Macomb | 1,648 | 51.53% | 1,100 | 34.40% | 449 | 14.04% | 548 | 17.14% | 3,198[f] |
| Marquette | 39 | 65.00% | 21 | 35.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 30.00% | 60 |
| Monroe | 1,788 | 62.10% | 933 | 32.41% | 151 | 5.24% | 855 | 29.70% | 2,879[h] |
| Montcalm | 163 | 57.60% | 120 | 42.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 43 | 15.19% | 283 |
| Newaygo | 107 | 69.03% | 38 | 24.52% | 10 | 6.45% | 69 | 44.52% | 155 |
| Oakland | 3,187 | 52.61% | 2,431 | 40.13% | 440 | 7.26% | 756 | 12.48% | 6,058 |
| Ottawa | 759 | 64.32% | 367 | 31.10% | 54 | 4.58% | 392 | 33.22% | 1,180 |
| Saginaw | 691 | 60.99% | 374 | 33.01% | 67 | 5.91% | 317 | 27.98% | 1,133[f] |
| Sanilac | 249[g] | 68.98% | 112 | 31.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 137 | 37.95% | 361 |
| Shiawassee | 619 | 53.00% | 532 | 45.55% | 17 | 1.46% | 87 | 7.45% | 1,168 |
| St. Clair | 1,119[g] | 55.45% | 852 | 42.22% | 47 | 2.33% | 267 | 13.23% | 2,018 |
| St. Joseph | 1,299 | 48.54% | 1,145 | 42.79% | 232 | 8.67% | 154 | 5.75% | 2,676 |
| Tuscola | 66 | 37.50% | 85 | 48.30% | 25 | 14.20% | -19 | -10.80% | 176 |
| Van Buren | 808 | 54.93% | 614 | 41.74% | 49 | 3.33% | 194 | 13.19% | 1,471 |
| Washtenaw | 2,630 | 48.05% | 2,346 | 42.86% | 498 | 9.10% | 284 | 5.19% | 5,474 |
| Wayne | 4,629 | 54.85% | 3,526 | 41.78% | 284 | 3.37% | 1,103 | 13.07% | 8,439 |
| Total | 42,798 | 51.33% | 34,660 | 41.57% | 5,850 | 7.02% | 8,138 | 9.76% | 83,376 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ These are ballots that were intended for the main candidates but contained misspellings. The canvass does not list specific variations, it just groups these votes together.
- 1 2 Includes 2 Scattering votes
- 1 2 Includes 2 Imperfect votes
- ↑ Includes 5 Imperfect votes
- ↑ Includes 42 Imperfect votes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Includes 1 Imperfect vote
- 1 2 3 Dubin contains a typo for McClelland in this county.
- ↑ Includes 6 Imperfect votes and 1 Scattering vote
References
[edit]- 1 2 Michigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan at the General Election held on Tuesday the Second day of November A.D. 1852
- 1 2 Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 122–123. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1853. New York: Greeley & McElrath. 1853. p. 60. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
