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Election 1888 Results

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1888 Michigan governor election

Cyrus G. Luce (Republican) beat Wellington R. Burt (Democrat) in Michigan in 1888, 49.2% to 45.6%, a margin of 3.6 points and 17,262 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1886, when Cyrus G. Luce also won.

Republicans led in 60 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 22 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Wayne, cast 47,969 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.3 points. The closest was Alpena, where 3 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Cyrus G. Luce won Republican 233,592 49.2%
Wellington R. Burt Democratic 216,330 45.6%
All other candidates 24,730 5.2%
Total474,652

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 28,404 59.2% 18,653 38.9% 912 47,969 D+20.3
Kent 11,816 45.6% 12,798 49.4% 1,284 25,898 R+3.8
Saginaw 9,103 56.9% 6,544 40.9% 353 16,000 D+16.0
Lenawee 5,688 43.5% 6,448 49.3% 932 13,068 R+5.8
Jackson 5,241 45.3% 5,650 48.9% 669 11,560 R+3.5
Oakland 5,405 47.4% 5,436 47.7% 556 11,397 R+0.3
St. Clair 5,297 47.9% 5,422 49.1% 328 11,047 R+1.1
Calhoun 4,372 40.3% 5,770 53.1% 718 10,860 R+12.9
Washtenaw 5,478 51.8% 4,556 43.1% 548 10,582 D+8.7
Berrien 4,725 45.8% 5,100 49.4% 491 10,316 R+3.6
Genesee 3,913 38.5% 5,408 53.2% 837 10,158 R+14.7
Bay 5,422 54.1% 4,364 43.6% 230 10,016 D+10.6
Ingham 4,767 47.9% 4,591 46.1% 604 9,962 D+1.8
Kalamazoo 3,981 40.0% 5,408 54.4% 553 9,942 R+14.4
Allegan 3,833 39.3% 5,084 52.1% 848 9,765 R+12.8
Eaton 3,279 37.0% 4,649 52.4% 938 8,866 R+15.5
Hillsdale 3,068 35.2% 4,952 56.8% 697 8,717 R+21.6
Ionia 3,780 43.4% 4,447 51.1% 473 8,700 R+7.7
Muskegon 3,486 40.5% 4,517 52.5% 607 8,610 R+12.0
Montcalm 3,491 41.6% 4,491 53.5% 408 8,390 R+11.9
Van Buren 2,980 36.2% 4,812 58.4% 448 8,240 R+22.2
Ottawa 3,180 40.7% 4,314 55.2% 321 7,815 R+14.5
Shiawassee 3,200 41.5% 4,011 52.0% 506 7,717 R+10.5
Monroe 3,976 52.6% 3,382 44.7% 202 7,560 D+7.9
Branch 2,787 37.9% 4,070 55.3% 498 7,355 R+17.4
Tuscola 3,126 42.5% 3,876 52.7% 348 7,350 R+10.2
Clinton 3,246 45.2% 3,507 48.9% 424 7,177 R+3.6
Macomb 3,739 52.2% 3,202 44.7% 217 7,158 D+7.5
Gratiot 2,854 40.7% 3,710 52.9% 450 7,014 R+12.2
St. Joseph 3,211 46.1% 3,383 48.6% 373 6,967 R+2.5
Lapeer 2,904 42.3% 3,693 53.8% 268 6,865 R+11.5
Marquette 2,204 32.2% 4,398 64.2% 244 6,846 R+32.0
Barry 2,679 41.5% 3,246 50.3% 523 6,448 R+8.8
Livingston 2,857 47.5% 2,697 44.8% 462 6,016 D+2.7
Houghton 2,741 46.6% 2,961 50.3% 181 5,883 R+3.7
Cass 2,572 44.4% 2,927 50.6% 288 5,787 R+6.1
Sanilac 2,447 43.0% 2,950 51.8% 297 5,694 R+8.8
Menominee 2,235 40.4% 3,151 57.0% 141 5,527 R+16.6
Newaygo 1,949 41.1% 2,470 52.1% 320 4,739 R+11.0
Mecosta 1,777 37.5% 2,631 55.6% 328 4,736 R+18.0
Huron 1,935 41.5% 1,666 35.8% 1,058 4,659 D+5.8
Manistee 2,308 54.6% 1,675 39.6% 243 4,226 D+15.0
Isabella 1,846 44.0% 2,156 51.4% 189 4,191 R+7.4
Oceana 1,421 39.4% 1,718 47.6% 468 3,607 R+8.2
Mason 1,575 47.2% 1,706 51.1% 58 3,339 R+3.9
Iosco 1,642 49.6% 1,501 45.4% 165 3,308 D+4.3
Osceola 1,083 32.8% 1,911 57.8% 310 3,304 R+25.1
Alpena 1,500 47.6% 1,497 47.5% 154 3,151 D+0.1
Grand Traverse 926 31.5% 1,856 63.1% 161 2,943 R+31.6
Delta 1,335 45.6% 1,582 54.0% 11 2,928 R+8.4
Wexford 1,057 39.8% 1,440 54.2% 158 2,655 R+14.4
Midland 1,153 44.1% 1,270 48.5% 193 2,616 R+4.5
Gogebic 1,116 44.4% 1,361 54.2% 36 2,513 R+9.7
Cheboygan 1,245 51.3% 1,100 45.3% 83 2,428 D+6.0
Antrim 879 38.2% 1,310 56.9% 112 2,301 R+18.7
Charlevoix 862 38.4% 1,285 57.3% 95 2,242 R+18.9
Emmet 1,042 49.5% 961 45.7% 102 2,105 D+3.8
Chippewa 903 44.2% 1,062 52.0% 79 2,044 R+7.8
Lake 822 42.0% 1,046 53.4% 89 1,957 R+11.4
Clare 906 48.3% 915 48.8% 54 1,875 R+0.5
Leelanau 666 41.3% 898 55.7% 49 1,613 R+14.4
Mackinac 901 58.5% 627 40.7% 13 1,541 D+17.8
Ogemaw 584 45.6% 620 48.4% 76 1,280 R+2.8
Kalkaska 407 31.9% 790 61.9% 79 1,276 R+30.0
Missaukee 573 45.6% 636 50.6% 48 1,257 R+5.0
Schoolcraft 580 47.0% 601 48.7% 54 1,235 R+1.7
Benzie 406 33.0% 720 58.4% 106 1,232 R+25.5
Alcona 498 42.9% 650 56.0% 12 1,160 R+13.1
Iron 524 46.3% 605 53.4% 3 1,132 R+7.2
Arenac 272 24.3% 350 31.3% 498 1,120 Others
Otsego 434 40.0% 579 53.4% 72 1,085 R+13.4
Crawford 478 51.7% 437 47.3% 9 924 D+4.4
Presque Isle 513 56.9% 379 42.0% 10 902 D+14.9
Gladwin 367 41.1% 515 57.7% 11 893 R+16.6
Ontonagon 541 63.4% 309 36.2% 3 853 D+27.2
Baraga 412 51.5% 384 48.0% 4 800 D+3.5
Roscommon 334 46.3% 385 53.4% 2 721 R+7.1
Keweenaw 182 30.3% 414 69.0% 4 600 R+38.7
Oscoda 295 50.5% 279 47.8% 10 584 D+2.7
Montmorency 246 50.9% 235 48.7% 2 483 D+2.3
Alger 177 38.8% 269 59.0% 10 456 R+20.2
Luce 171 43.2% 213 53.8% 12 396 R+10.6
Isle Royale (Ext) 120 97.6% 3 2.4% 123 D+95.1

Counties as they stood in 1888; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Michigan governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+10.5
2018 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+9.6
2014 Rick Snyder (R) R+4.1
2010 Rick Snyder (R) R+18.2
2006 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+14.1
2002 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+4.0
1998 John Engler (R) R+24.4
1994 John Engler (R) R+23.0
1990 John Engler (R) R+0.7
1986 James J. Blanchard (D) D+36.7
1982 James J. Blanchard (D) D+6.3
1978 William G. Milliken (R) R+13.6
1974 William G. Milliken (R) R+4.3
1970 William G. Milliken (R) R+1.7
1966 George W. Romney (R) R+21.4
1964 George W. Romney (R) R+12.1
1962 George W. Romney (R) R+2.9
1960 John B. Swainson (D) D+1.3
1958 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+6.4
1956 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+9.5
1954 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+11.6
1952 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.3
1950 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.1
1948 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+7.8
1946 Kim Sigler (R) R+21.6
1944 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+9.9
1942 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+5.9
1940 Murray D. Van Wagoner (D) D+6.5
1938 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+5.8
1936 Frank Murphy (D) D+2.8
1934 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+6.6
1932 William A. Comstock (D) D+11.8
1930 Wilber M. Brucker (R) R+14.8
1928 Fred W. Green (R) R+40.5
1926 Fred W. Green (R) R+27.3
1924 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+39.2
1922 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+23.8
1920 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+37.1
1918 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+25.0
1916 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+15.2
1914 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+8.1
1912 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+4.4
1910 Chase S. Osborn (R) R+11.2
1908 Fred M. Warner (R) R+1.8
1906 Fred M. Warner (R) R+26.1
1904 Fred M. Warner (R) R+11.5
1902 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+9.2
1900 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+14.5
1898 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+17.8
1896 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+14.5
1894 John T. Rich (R) R+25.5
1892 John T. Rich (R) R+3.5
1890 Edwin B. Winans (D) D+2.9
1888 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+3.6
1886 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+2.0
1884 Russell A. Alger (R) R+1.0
1882 Josiah W. Begole (D) D+1.5
1880 David H. Jerome (R) R+11.7
1878 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+16.9
1876 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+7.3
1874 John J. Bagley (R) R+2.7
1872 John J. Bagley (R) R+61.8
1870 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+8.9
1868 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+13.6
1866 Henry H. Crapo (R) R+17.7