1870 Michigan gubernatorial election
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November 8, 1870
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The 1870 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1870. Incumbent Republican Henry P. Baldwin defeated Democratic nominee Charles C. Comstock with 53.71% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Henry P. Baldwin, incumbent governor (Republican)
- Charles C. Comstock, lumber businessman and former mayor of Grand Rapids (Democratic)
- Henry Fish (Prohibition)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry P. Baldwin (inc.) | 100,176 | 53.71% | −2.94% | |
| Democratic | Charles C. Comstock | 83,555[a] | 44.80% | +1.76% | |
| Prohibition | Henry Fish | 2,710 | 1.45% | ||
| Imperfect[b] | 35 | 0.02% | |||
| Scattering | 31 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 16,621 | 8.91% | |||
| Total votes | 186,507 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -4.61% | |||
Results by county
[edit]No votes were recorded in Manitou County.
| County[1][2][3][4] | Henry P. Baldwin Republican |
Charles C. Comstock Democratic |
Henry Fish Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 111 | 59.04% | 77 | 40.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 18.09% | 188 |
| Allegan | 2,610 | 55.97% | 2,038 | 43.71% | 15 | 0.32% | 572 | 12.27% | 4,663 |
| Alpena | 365 | 61.86% | 225 | 38.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 140 | 23.73% | 590 |
| Antrim | 145 | 81.92% | 32 | 18.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 113 | 63.84% | 177 |
| Allegan | 1,983 | 57.97% | 1,260 | 36.83% | 178 | 5.20% | 723 | 21.13% | 3,421 |
| Bay | 1,186 | 51.54% | 1,101 | 47.85% | 14 | 0.61% | 85 | 3.69% | 2,301 |
| Benzie | 305 | 94.43% | 18 | 5.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 287 | 88.85% | 323 |
| Berrien | 3,114 | 51.31% | 2,918 | 48.08% | 35 | 0.58% | 196 | 3.23% | 6,069[c] |
| Branch | 2,613 | 64.00% | 1,367 | 33.48% | 96 | 2.35% | 1,246 | 30.52% | 4,083[d] |
| Calhoun | 3,339 | 57.67% | 2,319 | 40.05% | 132 | 2.28% | 1,020 | 17.62% | 5,790 |
| Cass | 1,819 | 52.51% | 1,602 | 46.25% | 40 | 1.15% | 217 | 6.26% | 3,464[e] |
| Charlevoix | 81 | 65.85% | 42 | 34.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 39 | 31.71% | 123 |
| Cheboygan | 148 | 47.44% | 164[f] | 52.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -16 | -5.13% | 312 |
| Chippewa | 115 | 80.99% | 27 | 19.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 88 | 61.97% | 142 |
| Clinton | 2,164 | 52.03% | 1,921 | 46.19% | 74 | 1.78% | 243 | 5.84% | 4,159 |
| Delta | 296 | 58.73% | 207 | 41.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 89 | 17.66% | 504[g] |
| Eaton | 2,285 | 54.06% | 1,691 | 40.00% | 251 | 5.94% | 594 | 14.05% | 4,227 |
| Emmet | 54 | 27.55% | 142 | 72.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -88 | -44.90% | 196 |
| Genesee | 3,469 | 60.02% | 2,276 | 39.38% | 33 | 0.57% | 1,193 | 20.64% | 5,780[c] |
| Grand Traverse | 450 | 86.04% | 70 | 13.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 380 | 72.66% | 523[h] |
| Gratiot | 1,080 | 58.03% | 764 | 41.05% | 17 | 0.91% | 316 | 16.98% | 1,861 |
| Hillsdale | 3,541 | 61.86% | 2,031 | 35.48% | 152 | 2.66% | 1,510 | 26.38% | 5,724 |
| Houghton[i] | 855 | 46.80% | 972 | 53.20% | 0 | 0.00% | -117 | -6.40% | 1,827 |
| Huron | 511 | 57.61% | 369 | 41.60% | 7 | 0.79% | 142 | 16.01% | 887 |
| Ingham | 2,864 | 52.77% | 2,483 | 45.75% | 80 | 1.47% | 381 | 7.02% | 5,427 |
| Ionia | 2,345 | 52.73% | 1,883 | 42.34% | 219 | 4.92% | 462 | 10.39% | 4,447 |
| Iosco | 276 | 54.76% | 223 | 44.25% | 5 | 0.99% | 53 | 10.52% | 504 |
| Isabella | 411 | 57.48% | 304 | 42.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 107 | 14.97% | 715 |
| Jackson | 3,340 | 48.59% | 3,397 | 49.42% | 137 | 1.99% | -57 | -0.83% | 6,874 |
| Kalamazoo | 2,864 | 59.14% | 1,969 | 40.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 895 | 18.48% | 4,843[j] |
| Kent | 3,841 | 51.13% | 3,616 | 48.14% | 49 | 0.65% | 225 | 3.00% | 7,512[k] |
| Keweenaw | 294 | 45.30% | 355 | 54.70% | 0 | 0.00% | -61 | -9.40% | 649 |
| Lapeer | 2,021 | 56.11% | 1,557 | 43.23% | 24 | 0.67% | 464 | 12.88% | 3,602 |
| Leelanau | 286 | 97.61% | 7 | 2.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 279 | 95.22% | 293 |
| Lenawee | 4,637 | 53.46% | 3,855 | 44.44% | 179 | 2.06% | 782 | 9.02% | 8,674[h] |
| Livingston | 2,047 | 46.78% | 2,323 | 53.09% | 6 | 0.14% | -276 | -6.31% | 4,376 |
| Mackinac[i] | 53 | 30.99% | 118 | 69.01% | 0 | 0.00% | -65 | -38.01% | 171 |
| Macomb | 2,382 | 47.70% | 2,574 | 51.54% | 38 | 0.76% | -192 | -3.84% | 4,994 |
| Manistee | 493 | 65.65% | 258 | 34.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 235 | 31.29% | 751 |
| Marquette | 746 | 43.75% | 959 | 56.25% | 0 | 0.00% | -213 | -12.49% | 1,705 |
| Mason | 358 | 67.67% | 170 | 32.14% | 1 | 0.19% | 188 | 35.54% | 529 |
| Mecosta | 538 | 69.06% | 241 | 30.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 297 | 38.13% | 779 |
| Menominee | 186 | 69.92% | 80 | 30.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 106 | 39.85% | 266 |
| Midland | 391 | 61.29% | 223 | 34.95% | 24 | 3.76% | 168 | 26.33% | 638 |
| Monroe | 1,934 | 46.39% | 2,195 | 52.65% | 40 | 0.96% | -261 | -6.26% | 4,169 |
| Montcalm | 993 | 63.65% | 567 | 36.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 426 | 27.31% | 1,560 |
| Muskegon | 846 | 63.61% | 484 | 36.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 362 | 27.22% | 1,330 |
| Newaygo | 421 | 71.24% | 155 | 26.23% | 5 | 0.85% | 266 | 45.01% | 591[l] |
| Oakland | 3,837 | 46.08% | 4,363 | 52.40% | 127 | 1.53% | -526 | -6.32% | 8,327 |
| Oceana | 845 | 76.13% | 261 | 23.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 584 | 52.61% | 1,110[m] |
| Ontonagon | 166 | 43.57% | 215 | 56.43% | 0 | 0.00% | -49 | -12.86% | 381 |
| Osceola | 163 | 67.63% | 71 | 29.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 92 | 38.17% | 241[d] |
| Ottawa | 1,918 | 54.96% | 1,564 | 44.81% | 4 | 0.11% | 354 | 10.14% | 3,490[m] |
| Saginaw | 2,882 | 53.53% | 2,491 | 46.27% | 11 | 0.20% | 391 | 7.26% | 5,384 |
| Sanilac | 968 | 65.27% | 455 | 30.68% | 60 | 4.05% | 513 | 34.59% | 1,483 |
| Shiawassee | 2,098 | 53.41% | 1,724 | 43.89% | 106 | 2.70% | 374 | 9.52% | 3,928 |
| St. Clair | 2,495 | 50.87% | 2,216 | 45.18% | 193 | 3.93% | 279 | 5.69% | 4,905[n] |
| St. Joseph | 2,433 | 52.65% | 2,076 | 44.93% | 112 | 2.42% | 357 | 7.73% | 4,621 |
| Tuscola | 1,415 | 67.96% | 667 | 32.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 748 | 35.93% | 2,082 |
| Van Buren | 2,360 | 53.02% | 1,908 | 42.87% | 183 | 4.11% | 452 | 10.16% | 4,451 |
| Washtenaw | 3,570 | 48.38% | 3,789 | 51.35% | 17 | 0.23% | -219 | -2.97% | 7,379[h] |
| Wayne | 8,568 | 48.10% | 9,198 | 51.64% | 46 | 0.26% | -630 | -3.54% | 17,812 |
| Wexford | 160 | 89.89% | 18 | 10.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 142 | 79.78% | 178 |
| Total | 100,176 | 53.71% | 83,555 | 44.80% | 2,710 | 1.45% | 16,621 | 8.91% | 186,507 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Includes 164 votes in Cheboygan County that were listed separately under "imperfect". Every other candidate on the Democratic ticket received 164 votes in Cheboygan County.
- ↑ 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 7 imperfect votes
- ↑ Includes 2 imperfect votes and 1 scattering vote
- ↑ These votes were listed separately under "imperfect". However, every other candidate on the Democratic ticket received 164 votes in this county so it can be assumed these votes were intended for Comstock.
- ↑ Includes 1 scattering vote
- 1 2 3 Includes 3 scattering votes
- 1 2 Not included in official canvass
- ↑ Includes 10 scattering votes
- ↑ Includes 6 scattering votes
- ↑ Includes 10 imperfect votes
- 1 2 Includes 4 imperfect votes
- ↑ Includes 1 imperfect vote
References
[edit]- 1 2 Michigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the eighth day of November, A.D. 1870
- 1 2 "Official Canvass for State Officers". The Lansing State Republican. Vol. 16, no. 38. Lansing: W. S. George & Co. December 29, 1870. p. 3. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Bingham, S. D. (1871). Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Michigan 1871-72. Lansing: W. S. George & Co., Printers to the State. pp. 244–245. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1871. New York: The Tribune Association. 1871. p. 62. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
