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1902 Michigan governor election

Aaron T. Bliss (Republican) beat Lorenzo T. Durand (Democrat) in Michigan in 1902, 52.5% to 43.3%, a margin of 9.2 points and 37,184 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1900, when Aaron T. Bliss also won.

Republicans led in 73 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 10. The largest, Wayne, cast 55,165 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.3 points. The closest was Roscommon, where 32 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Aaron T. Bliss won Republican 211,261 52.5%
Lorenzo T. Durand Democratic 174,077 43.3%
All other candidates 16,888 4.2%
Total402,226

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 32,292 58.5% 21,659 39.3% 1,214 55,165 D+19.3
Kent 8,292 44.0% 9,706 51.5% 840 18,838 R+7.5
Saginaw 6,835 47.7% 6,410 44.8% 1,079 14,324 D+3.0
St. Clair 5,172 47.3% 5,472 50.0% 292 10,936 R+2.7
Lenawee 4,230 40.0% 5,185 49.0% 1,161 10,576 R+9.0
Berrien 4,575 43.3% 5,630 53.3% 353 10,558 R+10.0
Jackson 5,276 50.5% 4,880 46.7% 292 10,448 D+3.8
Oakland 4,901 48.1% 4,976 48.9% 303 10,180 R+0.7
Ingham 4,790 48.7% 4,603 46.8% 445 9,838 D+1.9
Kalamazoo 4,605 50.4% 4,186 45.8% 344 9,135 D+4.6
Washtenaw 5,054 57.1% 3,548 40.1% 253 8,855 D+17.0
Calhoun 3,990 45.1% 3,949 44.6% 906 8,845 D+0.5
Bay 4,223 50.3% 3,894 46.3% 285 8,402 D+3.9
Genesee 3,544 43.1% 4,276 52.0% 396 8,216 R+8.9
Ionia 3,291 44.7% 3,697 50.2% 381 7,369 R+5.5
Macomb 3,512 48.3% 3,568 49.1% 184 7,264 R+0.8
Shiawassee 3,127 43.3% 3,680 50.9% 416 7,223 R+7.7
Monroe 3,157 46.7% 3,366 49.8% 235 6,758 R+3.1
Eaton 2,827 44.1% 3,416 53.3% 170 6,413 R+9.2
Van Buren 2,360 37.8% 3,710 59.4% 171 6,241 R+21.6
Hillsdale 2,149 36.1% 3,513 59.0% 296 5,958 R+22.9
Muskegon 1,912 32.1% 3,672 61.6% 373 5,957 R+29.5
Houghton 1,279 22.5% 3,874 68.0% 540 5,693 R+45.6
Ottawa 1,680 29.7% 3,734 66.1% 234 5,648 R+36.4
Allegan 1,716 31.9% 3,462 64.3% 204 5,382 R+32.4
Branch 1,997 38.3% 3,045 58.4% 175 5,217 R+20.1
Gratiot 1,729 33.5% 3,268 63.3% 167 5,164 R+29.8
Barry 2,321 45.0% 2,592 50.2% 246 5,159 R+5.3
Tuscola 1,693 32.8% 3,077 59.7% 384 5,154 R+26.9
St. Joseph 2,619 51.9% 2,335 46.2% 97 5,051 D+5.6
Livingston 2,505 50.4% 2,325 46.8% 142 4,972 D+3.6
Cass 2,283 47.4% 2,361 49.0% 174 4,818 R+1.6
Huron 1,800 39.7% 2,583 56.9% 156 4,539 R+17.3
Lapeer 1,747 38.7% 2,543 56.3% 228 4,518 R+17.6
Clinton 1,863 42.1% 2,380 53.8% 180 4,423 R+11.7
Montcalm 1,378 31.9% 2,638 61.0% 308 4,324 R+29.1
Marquette 830 19.7% 3,195 75.9% 183 4,208 R+56.2
Manistee 1,744 45.1% 2,030 52.5% 92 3,866 R+7.4
Isabella 1,647 43.9% 2,027 54.0% 81 3,755 R+10.1
Chippewa 1,131 32.2% 2,294 65.4% 82 3,507 R+33.2
Alpena 1,443 41.3% 1,937 55.4% 117 3,497 R+14.1
Sanilac 971 29.2% 2,196 66.1% 154 3,321 R+36.9
Menominee 1,146 38.2% 1,784 59.5% 68 2,998 R+21.3
Newaygo 948 32.2% 1,894 64.4% 101 2,943 R+32.1
Cheboygan 1,170 43.1% 1,475 54.3% 69 2,714 R+11.2
Emmet 906 34.1% 1,597 60.1% 156 2,659 R+26.0
Midland 992 41.4% 1,357 56.6% 49 2,398 R+15.2
Mecosta 707 29.6% 1,579 66.2% 99 2,385 R+36.6
Mason 874 37.3% 1,355 57.8% 117 2,346 R+20.5
Oceana 675 29.0% 1,387 59.6% 264 2,326 R+30.6
Dickinson 289 12.6% 1,929 84.1% 76 2,294 R+71.5
Delta 392 17.2% 1,809 79.4% 76 2,277 R+62.2
Gogebic 576 26.9% 1,408 65.7% 160 2,144 R+38.8
Osceola 451 21.5% 1,524 72.6% 123 2,098 R+51.1
Grand Traverse 637 31.0% 1,317 64.1% 102 2,056 R+33.1
Wexford 574 29.2% 1,286 65.4% 105 1,965 R+36.2
Missaukee 562 32.5% 1,129 65.2% 40 1,731 R+32.8
Presque Isle 566 32.8% 1,133 65.6% 29 1,728 R+32.8
Clare 674 41.0% 933 56.8% 37 1,644 R+15.8
Iosco 500 32.1% 1,022 65.6% 35 1,557 R+33.5
Mackinac 732 47.6% 782 50.8% 24 1,538 R+3.3
Antrim 451 29.8% 1,006 66.5% 55 1,512 R+36.7
Arenac 658 45.1% 709 48.6% 92 1,459 R+3.5
Ontonagon 427 29.6% 1,003 69.5% 14 1,444 R+39.9
Benzie 367 26.4% 786 56.5% 237 1,390 R+30.1
Leelanau 453 33.3% 860 63.3% 46 1,359 R+29.9
Ogemaw 438 33.3% 842 64.0% 35 1,315 R+30.7
Schoolcraft 408 32.5% 819 65.3% 27 1,254 R+32.8
Charlevoix 295 24.5% 836 69.4% 73 1,204 R+44.9
Otsego 286 29.4% 649 66.6% 39 974 R+37.3
Iron 132 14.3% 778 84.2% 14 924 R+69.9
Gladwin 255 27.6% 644 69.8% 24 923 R+42.1
Lake 285 30.9% 609 66.0% 29 923 R+35.1
Alger 266 29.2% 633 69.4% 13 912 R+40.2
Baraga 266 32.1% 548 66.2% 14 828 R+34.1
Kalkaska 127 17.6% 567 78.4% 29 723 R+60.9
Montmorency 238 34.7% 444 64.8% 3 685 R+30.1
Crawford 303 45.1% 347 51.6% 22 672 R+6.5
Alcona 104 16.5% 505 80.0% 22 631 R+63.5
Luce 155 31.1% 329 65.9% 15 499 R+34.9
Roscommon 206 45.1% 238 52.1% 13 457 R+7.0
Oscoda 66 21.1% 242 77.3% 5 313 R+56.2
Keweenaw 30 9.7% 275 89.0% 4 309 R+79.3

Counties as they stood in 1902; 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