1900 Michigan gubernatorial election
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November 6, 1900
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The 1900 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Republican nominee Aaron T. Bliss defeated Democratic candidate William C. Maybury with 55.75% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Aaron T. Bliss, Republican
- William C. Maybury, Democratic
Other candidates
- Frederic S. Goodrich, Prohibition
- Henry Ramsay, Socialist Democrat
- Henry Ulbricht, Socialist Labor
- Daniel Thompson, People's
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aaron T. Bliss | 305,612 | 55.75% | −2.01% | |
| Democratic | William C. Maybury | 226,228 | 41.27% | +1.34% | |
| Prohibition | Frederic S. Goodrich | 11,834 | 2.16% | +0.50% | |
| Social Democratic | Henry Ramsay | 2,709 | 0.49% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Henry Ulbricht | 958 | 0.17% | −0.09% | |
| Populist | Daniel Thompson | 871 | 0.16% | −0.23% | |
| Scattering | 2 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 79,384 | 14.48% | |||
| Total votes | 548,214 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -3.35% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County[1] | Aaron T. Bliss Republican |
William C. Maybury Democratic |
Frederic S. Goodrich Prohibition |
Henry Ramsay Social Democratic |
Henry Ulbricht Socialist Labor |
Daniel Thompson Populist |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 838 | 81.76% | 171 | 16.68% | 11 | 1.07% | 1 | 0.10% | 2 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.20% | 667 | 65.07% | 1,025 |
| Alger | 990 | 67.58% | 455 | 31.06% | 13 | 0.89% | 4 | 0.27% | 1 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.14% | 535 | 36.52% | 1,465 |
| Allegan | 5,591 | 60.73% | 3,340 | 36.28% | 239 | 2.60% | 23 | 0.25% | 1 | 0.01% | 13 | 0.14% | 2,251 | 24.45% | 9,207 |
| Alpena | 2,249 | 57.77% | 1,519 | 39.02% | 29 | 0.74% | 88 | 2.26% | 5 | 0.13% | 3 | 0.08% | 730 | 18.75% | 3,893 |
| Antrim | 2,548 | 74.09% | 761 | 22.13% | 75 | 2.18% | 36 | 1.05% | 7 | 0.20% | 12 | 0.35% | 1,787 | 51.96% | 3,439 |
| Arenac | 938 | 48.60% | 926 | 47.98% | 41 | 2.12% | 18 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.36% | 12 | 0.62% | 1,930 |
| Baraga | 573 | 60.51% | 365 | 38.54% | 6 | 0.63% | 3 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 208 | 21.96% | 947 |
| Barry | 3,240 | 50.09% | 3,005 | 46.45% | 204 | 3.15% | 9 | 0.14% | 2 | 0.03% | 9 | 0.14% | 235 | 3.63% | 6,469 |
| Bay | 5,893 | 48.60% | 5,907 | 48.71% | 264 | 2.18% | 23 | 0.19% | 26 | 0.21% | 13 | 0.11% | -14 | -0.12% | 12,126 |
| Benzie | 1,459 | 65.40% | 649 | 29.09% | 112 | 5.02% | 3 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.04% | 7 | 0.31% | 810 | 36.31% | 2,231 |
| Berrien | 6,593 | 54.70% | 5,130 | 42.56% | 192 | 1.59% | 96 | 0.80% | 24 | 0.20% | 19 | 0.16% | 1,463 | 12.14% | 12,054 |
| Branch | 4,281 | 54.22% | 3,482 | 44.10% | 106 | 1.34% | 8 | 0.10% | 9 | 0.11% | 9 | 0.11% | 799 | 10.12% | 7,895 |
| Calhoun | 6,177 | 49.03% | 5,700 | 45.24% | 353 | 2.80% | 306 | 2.43% | 36 | 0.29% | 25 | 0.20% | 477 | 3.79% | 12,599[a] |
| Cass | 3,182 | 51.19% | 2,875 | 46.25% | 128 | 2.06% | 14 | 0.23% | 4 | 0.06% | 13 | 0.21% | 307 | 4.94% | 6,216 |
| Charlevoix | 2,252 | 70.38% | 810 | 25.31% | 83 | 2.59% | 47 | 1.47% | 1 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.22% | 1,442 | 45.06% | 3,200 |
| Cheboygan | 1,967 | 55.36% | 1,535 | 43.20% | 39 | 1.10% | 6 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.08% | 432 | 12.16% | 3,553 |
| Chippewa | 2,427 | 68.97% | 992 | 28.19% | 84 | 2.39% | 8 | 0.23% | 4 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,436 | 40.78% | 3,519 |
| Clare | 1,051 | 56.23% | 781 | 41.79% | 32 | 1.71% | 2 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.11% | 270 | 14.45% | 1,869 |
| Clinton | 3,691 | 53.29% | 3,074 | 44.38% | 134 | 1.93% | 14 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.19% | 617 | 8.91% | 6,926 |
| Crawford | 384 | 53.56% | 317 | 44.21% | 11 | 1.53% | 3 | 0.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.28% | 67 | 9.34% | 717 |
| Delta | 3,087 | 70.40% | 1,244 | 28.37% | 27 | 0.62% | 12 | 0.27% | 8 | 0.18% | 7 | 0.16% | 1,843 | 42.03% | 4,385 |
| Dickinson | 2,865 | 84.44% | 455 | 13.41% | 50 | 1.47% | 9 | 0.27% | 5 | 0.15% | 9 | 0.27% | 2,410 | 71.03% | 3,393 |
| Eaton | 4,699 | 52.36% | 4,046 | 45.08% | 193 | 2.15% | 15 | 0.17% | 5 | 0.06% | 17 | 0.19% | 653 | 7.28% | 8,975 |
| Emmet | 2,338 | 61.20% | 1,326 | 34.71% | 142 | 3.72% | 6 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.18% | 1,012 | 26.49% | 3,820 |
| Genesee | 6,233 | 56.75% | 4,284 | 39.00% | 387 | 3.52% | 53 | 0.48% | 6 | 0.05% | 21 | 0.19% | 1,949 | 17.74% | 10,984 |
| Gladwin | 934 | 70.44% | 367 | 27.68% | 20 | 1.51% | 3 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 567 | 42.76% | 1,326 |
| Gogebic | 2,157 | 72.24% | 708 | 23.71% | 96 | 3.22% | 11 | 0.37% | 9 | 0.30% | 5 | 0.17% | 1,449 | 48.53% | 2,986 |
| Grand Traverse | 3,082 | 66.84% | 1,371 | 29.73% | 134 | 2.91% | 9 | 0.20% | 4 | 0.09% | 11 | 0.24% | 1,711 | 37.11% | 4,611 |
| Gratiot | 4,169 | 54.04% | 3,25 | 43.10% | 168 | 2.18% | 23 | 0.30% | 5 | 0.06% | 25 | 0.32% | 844 | 10.94% | 7,715 |
| Hillsdale | 4,723 | 55.62% | 3,458 | 40.73% | 267 | 3.14% | 27 | 0.32% | 5 | 0.06% | 11 | 0.13% | 1,265 | 14.90% | 8,491 |
| Houghton | 7,834 | 71.41% | 2,633 | 24.00% | 460 | 4.19% | 27 | 0.25% | 10 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.05% | 5,201 | 47.41% | 10,970 |
| Huron | 3,375 | 56.08% | 2,428 | 40.35% | 152 | 2.53% | 50 | 0.83% | 3 | 0.05% | 10 | 0.17% | 947 | 15.74% | 6,018 |
| Ingham | 5,122 | 47.61% | 5,302 | 49.28% | 279 | 2.59% | 24 | 0.22% | 7 | 0.07% | 24 | 0.22% | -180 | -1.67% | 10,758 |
| Ionia | 4,969 | 52.69% | 4,241 | 44.97% | 188 | 1.99% | 25 | 0.27% | 1 | 0.01% | 7 | 0.07% | 728 | 7.72% | 9,431 |
| Iosco | 1,321 | 62.43% | 770 | 36.39% | 18 | 0.85% | 5 | 0.24% | 1 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.05% | 551 | 26.04% | 2,116 |
| Iron | 1,572 | 84.79% | 260 | 14.02% | 13 | 0.70% | 7 | 0.38% | 1 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,312 | 70.77% | 1,854 |
| Isabella | 2,921 | 57.35% | 2,068 | 40.60% | 74 | 1.45% | 6 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.10% | 19 | 0.37% | 853 | 16.75% | 5,093 |
| Jackson | 6,047 | 46.64% | 6,525 | 50.33% | 345 | 2.66% | 25 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.05% | 17 | 0.13% | -478 | -3.69% | 12,965 |
| Kalamazoo | 5,848 | 51.47% | 5,010 | 44.10% | 263 | 2.31% | 192 | 1.69% | 17 | 0.15% | 31 | 0.27% | 838 | 7.38% | 11,361 |
| Kalkaska | 1,282 | 73.34% | 401 | 22.94% | 55 | 3.15% | 8 | 0.46% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 881 | 50.40% | 1,748 |
| Kent | 17,183 | 52.65% | 14,509 | 44.46% | 802 | 2.46% | 93 | 0.28% | 27 | 0.08% | 20 | 0.06% | 2,674 | 8.19% | 32,634 |
| Keweenaw | 455 | 92.11% | 32 | 6.48% | 4 | 0.81% | 1 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 423 | 85.63% | 494 |
| Lake | 833 | 67.78% | 366 | 29.78% | 15 | 1.22% | 6 | 0.49% | 4 | 0.33% | 5 | 0.41% | 467 | 38.00% | 1,229 |
| Lapeer | 3,605 | 58.01% | 2,348 | 37.79% | 184 | 2.96% | 61 | 0.98% | 1 | 0.02% | 15 | 0.24% | 1,257 | 20.23% | 6,214 |
| Leelanau | 1,462 | 68.13% | 641 | 29.87% | 35 | 1.63% | 3 | 0.14% | 2 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.14% | 821 | 38.26% | 2,146 |
| Lenawee | 6,728 | 50.80% | 6,099 | 46.05% | 326 | 2.46% | 27 | 0.20% | 23 | 0.17% | 41 | 0.31% | 629 | 4.75% | 13,244 |
| Livingston | 2,770 | 47.92% | 2,838 | 49.09% | 159 | 2.75% | 8 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.09% | -68 | -1.18% | 5,781 |
| Luce | 382 | 65.30% | 191 | 32.65% | 10 | 1.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.17% | 1 | 0.17% | 191 | 32.65% | 585 |
| Mackinac | 1,044 | 60.28% | 662 | 38.22% | 16 | 0.92% | 9 | 0.52% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 382 | 22.06% | 1,732 |
| Macomb | 4,161 | 52.54% | 3,614 | 45.63% | 129 | 1.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.10% | 8 | 0.10% | 547 | 6.91% | 7,920 |
| Manistee | 2,955 | 52.58% | 2,557 | 45.50% | 94 | 1.67% | 9 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.02% | 4 | 0.07% | 398 | 7.08% | 5,620 |
| Marquette | 5,126 | 73.44% | 1,620 | 23.21% | 183 | 2.62% | 14 | 0.20% | 33 | 0.47% | 4 | 0.06% | 3,506 | 50.23% | 6,980 |
| Mason | 2,163 | 60.52% | 1,283 | 35.90% | 90 | 2.52% | 29 | 0.81% | 7 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.06% | 880 | 24.62% | 3,574 |
| Mecosta | 2,777 | 64.40% | 1,427 | 33.09% | 89 | 2.06% | 9 | 0.21% | 3 | 0.07% | 7 | 0.16% | 1,350 | 31.31% | 4,312 |
| Menominee | 3,122 | 65.01% | 1,613 | 33.59% | 36 | 0.75% | 13 | 0.27% | 9 | 0.19% | 9 | 0.19% | 1,509 | 31.42% | 4,802 |
| Midland | 1,621 | 51.82% | 1,413 | 45.17% | 52 | 1.66% | 21 | 0.67% | 6 | 0.19% | 15 | 0.48% | 208 | 6.65% | 3,128 |
| Missaukee | 1,406 | 66.10% | 641 | 30.14% | 56 | 2.63% | 18 | 0.85% | 2 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.19% | 765 | 35.97% | 2,127 |
| Monroe | 3,800 | 47.81% | 3,957 | 49.79% | 158 | 1.99% | 12 | 0.15% | 6 | 0.08% | 15 | 0.19% | -157 | -1.98% | 7,948 |
| Montcalm | 4,774 | 62.15% | 2,732 | 35.56% | 145 | 1.89% | 20 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.14% | 2,042 | 26.58% | 7,682 |
| Montmorency | 533 | 67.04% | 253 | 31.82% | 6 | 0.75% | 2 | 0.25% | 1 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 280 | 35.22% | 795 |
| Muskegon | 5,162 | 62.09% | 2,947 | 35.45% | 125 | 1.50% | 54 | 0.65% | 18 | 0.22% | 8 | 0.10% | 2,215 | 26.64% | 8,314 |
| Newaygo | 2,602 | 62.40% | 1,435 | 34.41% | 123 | 2.95% | 4 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.12% | 1,167 | 27.99% | 4,170 |
| Oakland | 5,976 | 50.95% | 5,274 | 44.97% | 448 | 3.82% | 23 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.07% | 702 | 5.99% | 11,729 |
| Oceana | 2,392 | 62.52% | 1,229 | 32.12% | 177 | 4.63% | 13 | 0.34% | 5 | 0.13% | 10 | 0.26% | 1,163 | 30.40% | 3,826 |
| Ogemaw | 1,130 | 63.88% | 585 | 33.07% | 44 | 2.49% | 3 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.17% | 4 | 0.23% | 545 | 30.81% | 1,769 |
| Ontonagon | 977 | 67.61% | 452 | 31.28% | 13 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 525 | 36.33% | 1,445 |
| Osceola | 2,591 | 69.07% | 974 | 25.97% | 170 | 4.53% | 8 | 0.21% | 4 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,617 | 43.11% | 3,751 |
| Oscoda | 254 | 79.13% | 65 | 20.25% | 2 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 189 | 58.88% | 321 |
| Otsego | 988 | 65.26% | 483 | 31.90% | 33 | 2.18% | 6 | 0.40% | 1 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.20% | 505 | 33.36% | 1,514 |
| Ottawa | 5,237 | 61.21% | 3,142 | 36.72% | 139 | 1.62% | 25 | 0.29% | 8 | 0.09% | 5 | 0.06% | 2,095 | 24.49% | 8,556 |
| Presque Isle | 1,353 | 71.02% | 522 | 27.40% | 17 | 0.89% | 5 | 0.26% | 5 | 0.26% | 3 | 0.16% | 831 | 43.62% | 1,905 |
| Roscommon | 316 | 61.84% | 190 | 37.18% | 5 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 126 | 24.66% | 511 |
| Saginaw | 8,126 | 48.27% | 7,980 | 47.41% | 209 | 1.24% | 392 | 2.33% | 65 | 0.39% | 61 | 0.36% | 146 | 0.87% | 16,833 |
| Sanilac | 4,127 | 62.86% | 2,150 | 32.75% | 258 | 3.93% | 8 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.03% | 20 | 0.30% | 1,977 | 30.11% | 6,565 |
| Schoolcraft | 1,107 | 68.17% | 480 | 29.56% | 25 | 1.54% | 7 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.12% | 627 | 38.61% | 1,624 |
| Shiawassee | 4,830 | 53.85% | 3,733 | 41.62% | 375 | 4.18% | 12 | 0.13% | 8 | 0.09% | 11 | 0.12% | 1,097 | 12.23% | 8,969 |
| St. Clair | 7,205 | 59.48% | 4,636 | 38.27% | 187 | 1.54% | 57 | 0.47% | 17 | 0.14% | 11 | 0.09% | 2,569 | 21.21% | 12,113 |
| St. Joseph | 3,134 | 47.55% | 3,325 | 50.45% | 99 | 1.50% | 4 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.03% | 27 | 0.41% | -191 | -2.90% | 6,591 |
| Tuscola | 4,588 | 59.02% | 2,846 | 36.61% | 302 | 3.89% | 15 | 0.19% | 8 | 0.10% | 14 | 0.18% | 1,742 | 22.41% | 7,773 |
| Van Buren | 4,912 | 58.18% | 3,315 | 39.26% | 153 | 1.81% | 28 | 0.33% | 5 | 0.06% | 30 | 0.36% | 1,597 | 18.92% | 8,443 |
| Washtenaw | 5,027 | 46.72% | 5,458 | 50.73% | 221 | 2.05% | 43 | 0.40% | 6 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.04% | -431 | -4.01% | 10,759 |
| Wayne | 33,310 | 49.14% | 33,130 | 48.87% | 515 | 0.76% | 345 | 0.51% | 422 | 0.62% | 70 | 0.10% | 180 | 0.27% | 67,792 |
| Wexford | 2,466 | 66.40% | 1,065 | 28.68% | 118 | 3.18% | 53 | 1.43% | 5 | 0.13% | 7 | 0.19% | 1,401 | 37.72% | 3,714 |
| Total | 305,612 | 55.75% | 226,228 | 41.27% | 11,834 | 2.16% | 2,709 | 0.49% | 958 | 0.17% | 871 | 0.16% | 79,384 | 14.48% | 548,214 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Includes 2 write-in votes for Hazen S. Pingree
References
[edit]- 1 2 Warner, Fred M. (1901). "Official Canvass of Votes - Election November 6, 1900". Michigan Legislative Manual and Official Directory for the Years 1901-1902. Lansing: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. of Lansing, Michigan, State Printers. pp. 548–551. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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