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Election 1990 Results

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1990 Michigan governor election

John Engler (Republican) beat James J. Blanchard (Democrat) in Michigan in 1990, 49.8% to 49.1%, a margin of 0.7 points and 17,595 votes.

Michigan changed party: in 1986 it went Democratic, for James J. Blanchard.

Republicans led in 61 of the 83 counties and Democrats in 22. The largest, Wayne, cast 489,617 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.3 points. The closest was Keweenaw, 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
John Engler won Republican 1,276,134 49.8%
James J. Blanchard Democratic 1,258,539 49.1%
All other candidates 29,890 1.2%
Total2,564,563

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 308,902 63.1% 175,344 35.8% 5,371 489,617 D+27.3
Oakland 153,429 46.6% 172,462 52.4% 3,221 329,112 R+5.8
Macomb 96,088 45.9% 110,387 52.7% 2,809 209,284 R+6.8
Kent 50,060 33.9% 95,254 64.5% 2,433 147,747 R+30.6
Genesee 67,057 58.7% 45,456 39.8% 1,710 114,223 D+18.9
Ingham 46,143 55.4% 34,878 41.9% 2,213 83,234 D+13.5
Washtenaw 43,934 56.4% 32,942 42.3% 1,017 77,893 D+14.1
Saginaw 36,036 54.7% 29,130 44.2% 712 65,878 D+10.5
Ottawa 15,888 26.3% 43,993 72.9% 463 60,344 R+46.6
Kalamazoo 29,086 48.2% 30,431 50.4% 812 60,329 R+2.2
Muskegon 21,948 50.1% 21,519 49.2% 303 43,770 D+1.0
St. Clair 15,757 40.2% 22,858 58.3% 571 39,186 R+18.1
Jackson 16,702 42.6% 22,051 56.3% 430 39,183 R+13.7
Berrien 13,480 35.6% 24,019 63.5% 346 37,845 R+27.8
Calhoun 16,823 46.5% 18,819 52.0% 554 36,196 R+5.5
Bay 19,646 56.5% 14,886 42.8% 234 34,766 D+13.7
Livingston 12,162 36.0% 21,102 62.4% 556 33,820 R+26.4
Monroe 14,811 46.5% 16,865 52.9% 199 31,875 R+6.4
Eaton 13,818 45.2% 16,264 53.2% 516 30,598 R+8.0
Midland 12,783 48.8% 13,087 49.9% 336 26,206 R+1.2
Lenawee 11,239 44.8% 13,753 54.8% 110 25,102 R+10.0
Allegan 7,934 32.4% 16,342 66.6% 244 24,520 R+34.3
Shiawassee 10,751 50.2% 10,473 48.9% 204 21,428 D+1.3
Grand Traverse 8,519 40.6% 12,344 58.8% 142 21,005 R+18.2
Lapeer 7,639 38.4% 11,792 59.3% 447 19,878 R+20.9
Clinton 8,412 42.8% 11,023 56.0% 234 19,669 R+13.3
Marquette 10,676 59.0% 7,305 40.4% 122 18,103 D+18.6
Van Buren 7,230 42.0% 9,827 57.1% 153 17,210 R+15.1
Ionia 6,658 42.9% 8,721 56.2% 145 15,524 R+13.3
Tuscola 7,046 46.1% 8,118 53.2% 104 15,268 R+7.0
Barry 5,567 38.3% 8,785 60.4% 191 14,543 R+22.1
St. Joseph 5,404 38.2% 8,661 61.2% 90 14,155 R+23.0
Montcalm 5,863 41.8% 8,036 57.3% 129 14,028 R+15.5
Isabella 6,541 47.9% 6,913 50.6% 209 13,663 R+2.7
Sanilac 4,732 37.7% 7,778 61.9% 56 12,566 R+24.2
Delta 6,675 56.2% 5,155 43.4% 42 11,872 D+12.8
Huron 4,769 42.7% 6,365 57.0% 40 11,174 R+14.3
Newaygo 4,120 37.1% 6,902 62.1% 89 11,111 R+25.0
Hillsdale 3,823 35.8% 6,779 63.5% 81 10,683 R+27.7
Cass 4,308 41.0% 6,149 58.5% 48 10,505 R+17.5
Houghton 4,686 44.9% 5,696 54.6% 58 10,440 R+9.7
Gratiot 4,799 47.2% 5,283 51.9% 89 10,171 R+4.8
Branch 3,778 38.6% 5,946 60.7% 65 9,789 R+22.1
Mecosta 4,019 43.4% 5,170 55.9% 66 9,255 R+12.4
Mason 3,964 43.1% 5,138 55.8% 102 9,204 R+12.8
Dickinson 4,803 53.3% 4,190 46.5% 14 9,007 D+6.8
Chippewa 4,493 50.1% 4,442 49.5% 39 8,974 D+0.6
Alpena 4,319 49.6% 4,333 49.7% 58 8,710 R+0.2
Iosco 3,904 47.1% 4,258 51.3% 131 8,293 R+4.3
Wexford 3,577 45.0% 4,327 54.4% 51 7,955 R+9.4
Emmet 3,343 42.8% 4,338 55.5% 133 7,814 R+12.7
Manistee 3,386 43.9% 4,289 55.5% 46 7,721 R+11.7
Clare 3,765 49.3% 3,741 49.0% 136 7,642 D+0.3
Roscommon 3,478 46.9% 3,891 52.4% 53 7,422 R+5.6
Charlevoix 3,109 43.7% 3,863 54.3% 141 7,113 R+10.6
Oceana 2,794 41.2% 3,933 57.9% 61 6,788 R+16.8
Menominee 3,559 54.3% 2,979 45.4% 18 6,556 D+8.8
Leelanau 2,620 40.8% 3,757 58.5% 42 6,419 R+17.7
Cheboygan 2,895 45.3% 3,461 54.1% 36 6,392 R+8.9
Gladwin 3,170 49.7% 3,097 48.6% 111 6,378 D+1.1
Antrim 2,711 42.8% 3,572 56.4% 48 6,331 R+13.6
Gogebic 3,989 65.4% 2,089 34.3% 20 6,098 D+31.2
Ogemaw 2,981 50.6% 2,824 47.9% 88 5,893 D+2.7
Osceola 2,299 39.8% 3,436 59.5% 39 5,774 R+19.7
Otsego 2,400 42.1% 3,241 56.8% 62 5,703 R+14.7
Iron 2,512 51.0% 2,397 48.6% 21 4,930 D+2.3
Presque Isle 2,168 47.7% 2,328 51.2% 51 4,547 R+3.5
Arenac 2,305 54.0% 1,937 45.4% 27 4,269 D+8.6
Benzie 1,917 45.1% 2,305 54.2% 29 4,251 R+9.1
Mackinac 1,901 46.0% 2,206 53.4% 25 4,132 R+7.4
Missaukee 1,306 33.0% 2,585 65.3% 69 3,960 R+32.3
Kalkaska 1,450 38.5% 2,289 60.8% 26 3,765 R+22.3
Alger 1,821 51.6% 1,700 48.1% 10 3,531 D+3.4
Ontonagon 1,687 49.5% 1,699 49.9% 19 3,405 R+0.4
Alcona 1,313 39.1% 2,031 60.5% 14 3,358 R+21.4
Crawford 1,197 37.2% 1,961 60.9% 62 3,220 R+23.7
Schoolcraft 1,786 57.1% 1,332 42.6% 10 3,128 D+14.5
Lake 1,423 49.5% 1,385 48.2% 67 2,875 D+1.3
Montmorency 997 38.9% 1,556 60.7% 11 2,564 R+21.8
Baraga 1,181 47.4% 1,298 52.1% 12 2,491 R+4.7
Oscoda 839 37.5% 1,361 60.8% 37 2,237 R+23.3
Luce 994 48.4% 1,053 51.3% 6 2,053 R+2.9
Keweenaw 442 49.6% 449 50.3% 1 892 R+0.8

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