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Election 1916 Results

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1916 Michigan governor election

Albert E. Sleeper (Republican) beat Edwin F. Sweet (Democrat) in Michigan in 1916, 55.8% to 40.6%, a margin of 15.2 points and 99,284 votes.

Michigan changed party: in 1914 it went Democratic, for Woodbridge N. Ferris.

Republicans led in 77 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Wayne, cast 137,616 votes and went to the Republican by 19.9 points. The closest was Cass, where 7 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
Albert E. Sleeper won Republican 363,724 55.8%
Edwin F. Sweet Democratic 264,440 40.6%
All other candidates 23,354 3.6%
Total651,518

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 52,856 38.4% 80,294 58.3% 4,466 137,616 R+19.9
Kent 20,169 53.1% 16,495 43.4% 1,301 37,965 D+9.7
Genesee 8,594 44.3% 10,108 52.1% 681 19,383 R+7.8
Saginaw 7,735 41.8% 10,285 55.6% 465 18,485 R+13.8
Ingham 7,023 43.8% 8,732 54.5% 274 16,029 R+10.7
Jackson 7,552 48.3% 7,690 49.2% 380 15,622 R+0.9
Calhoun 7,548 48.6% 7,119 45.9% 857 15,524 D+2.8
Oakland 6,371 42.5% 8,149 54.4% 462 14,982 R+11.9
Kalamazoo 6,735 47.1% 6,607 46.2% 944 14,286 D+0.9
Berrien 5,850 41.7% 7,766 55.4% 410 14,026 R+13.7
Houghton 4,061 30.4% 8,590 64.3% 712 13,363 R+33.9
Bay 5,389 41.1% 7,315 55.7% 423 13,127 R+14.7
Washtenaw 5,388 44.4% 6,510 53.6% 239 12,137 R+9.2
Lenawee 5,465 45.4% 6,330 52.6% 235 12,030 R+7.2
St. Clair 4,095 35.7% 7,161 62.5% 200 11,456 R+26.8
Muskegon 4,087 37.1% 6,167 56.0% 759 11,013 R+18.9
Ottawa 4,144 42.1% 5,409 54.9% 297 9,850 R+12.8
Allegan 3,529 40.1% 4,925 55.9% 350 8,804 R+15.9
Marquette 2,260 27.5% 5,532 67.2% 435 8,227 R+39.8
Ionia 3,771 46.1% 4,149 50.7% 266 8,186 R+4.6
Monroe 4,112 50.6% 3,901 48.0% 110 8,123 D+2.6
Macomb 3,015 38.4% 4,689 59.7% 144 7,848 R+21.3
Van Buren 3,120 39.9% 4,457 57.1% 233 7,810 R+17.1
Shiawassee 3,226 42.0% 4,066 52.9% 397 7,689 R+10.9
Eaton 3,324 44.3% 3,977 53.0% 201 7,502 R+8.7
Hillsdale 3,377 47.4% 3,541 49.7% 208 7,126 R+2.3
St. Joseph 3,610 51.1% 3,201 45.3% 256 7,067 D+5.8
Tuscola 2,135 30.2% 4,722 66.9% 206 7,063 R+36.6
Montcalm 2,820 40.4% 3,930 56.3% 230 6,980 R+15.9
Huron 1,407 20.8% 5,267 77.7% 105 6,779 R+56.9
Sanilac 1,511 22.4% 5,128 75.9% 113 6,752 R+53.6
Gratiot 2,896 43.6% 3,531 53.2% 212 6,639 R+9.6
Branch 3,217 50.6% 2,962 46.6% 181 6,360 D+4.0
Barry 2,515 42.7% 3,169 53.9% 200 5,884 R+11.1
Clinton 2,030 36.1% 3,502 62.2% 98 5,630 R+26.1
Lapeer 1,805 33.1% 3,520 64.6% 127 5,452 R+31.5
Cass 2,596 48.0% 2,603 48.1% 209 5,408 R+0.1
Delta 1,596 30.7% 3,295 63.4% 308 5,199 R+32.7
Isabella 2,041 40.6% 2,836 56.4% 155 5,032 R+15.8
Livingston 2,255 46.3% 2,546 52.3% 66 4,867 R+6.0
Menominee 1,580 33.4% 3,012 63.6% 144 4,736 R+30.2
Manistee 2,047 43.4% 2,501 53.1% 165 4,713 R+9.6
Chippewa 1,585 36.2% 2,621 59.9% 167 4,373 R+23.7
Mecosta 1,382 31.9% 2,628 60.6% 327 4,337 R+28.7
Wexford 1,630 38.5% 2,399 56.6% 209 4,238 R+18.1
Grand Traverse 1,777 42.1% 2,041 48.3% 406 4,224 R+6.3
Newaygo 1,475 35.0% 2,512 59.7% 222 4,209 R+24.6
Mason 1,669 40.8% 2,370 57.9% 51 4,090 R+17.1
Gogebic 1,421 35.4% 2,334 58.1% 263 4,018 R+22.7
Dickinson 1,146 28.9% 2,571 64.8% 252 3,969 R+35.9
Midland 1,356 36.7% 2,227 60.3% 111 3,694 R+23.6
Oceana 1,373 37.6% 2,014 55.2% 261 3,648 R+17.6
Osceola 1,228 34.3% 2,298 64.1% 57 3,583 R+29.9
Alpena 1,333 38.0% 2,120 60.4% 59 3,512 R+22.4
Charlevoix 1,108 32.1% 1,964 56.9% 378 3,450 R+24.8
Emmet 1,315 38.2% 1,817 52.8% 311 3,443 R+14.6
Iron 791 24.7% 2,262 70.5% 155 3,208 R+45.9
Cheboygan 1,412 45.7% 1,573 51.0% 102 3,087 R+5.2
Antrim 930 37.4% 1,363 54.8% 195 2,488 R+17.4
Presque Isle 661 28.6% 1,573 68.2% 74 2,308 R+39.5
Ontonagon 794 34.8% 1,333 58.5% 153 2,280 R+23.6
Missaukee 847 39.5% 1,249 58.3% 47 2,143 R+18.8
Mackinac 889 43.6% 1,121 54.9% 31 2,041 R+11.4
Arenac 809 41.3% 1,062 54.3% 86 1,957 R+12.9
Clare 779 39.9% 1,074 55.0% 99 1,952 R+15.1
Benzie 730 38.0% 954 49.7% 235 1,919 R+11.7
Leelanau 749 40.7% 1,010 54.9% 80 1,839 R+14.2
Iosco 649 36.5% 1,093 61.5% 35 1,777 R+25.0
Gladwin 650 37.2% 1,059 60.6% 39 1,748 R+23.4
Ogemaw 651 37.7% 986 57.1% 91 1,728 R+19.4
Schoolcraft 558 33.1% 1,079 63.9% 51 1,688 R+30.9
Alger 561 39.4% 780 54.8% 82 1,423 R+15.4
Baraga 350 26.7% 869 66.2% 94 1,313 R+39.5
Kalkaska 437 33.7% 749 57.7% 111 1,297 R+24.1
Keweenaw 174 15.8% 882 80.0% 47 1,103 R+64.2
Otsego 428 39.1% 639 58.4% 27 1,094 R+19.3
Alcona 381 34.9% 664 60.9% 46 1,091 R+25.9
Lake 340 34.9% 607 62.3% 27 974 R+27.4
Crawford 394 44.1% 474 53.1% 25 893 R+9.0
Luce 228 27.7% 575 69.9% 20 823 R+42.2
Montmorency 234 31.2% 452 60.2% 65 751 R+29.0
Roscommon 200 33.5% 367 61.5% 30 597 R+28.0
Oscoda 159 36.3% 270 61.6% 9 438 R+25.3

Counties as they stood in 1916; 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