1851 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1851 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1849 Michigan gubernatorial election 1849 1852 Michigan gubernatorial election 1852 November 4, 1851 x150px Robert McClelland Democratic Party (United States) 23,827 58.28% x150px Townsend E. Gidley Whig Party (United States) 16,901 41.34% 1851 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcClelland: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Gidley: #FED463 50–60% #EC7014 70–80%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States) Robert McClelland Democratic Party (United States) The 1851 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1851. Democratic nominee Robert McClelland defeated Whig nominee Townsend E. Gidley with 58.28% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Robert McClelland, Democratic Townsend E. Gidley, WhigBingham Stephen D. 1888 Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/earlyhistorymic01binggoog en Thorp & Godfrey, state printers Results 1851 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, 1851 Election CanvassDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland & Company, Inc. Jefferson, North Carolina 122-123 https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/119/mode/2up 27 May 2026The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1852 1852 Greeley & McElrath New York 62 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065248414&view=1up&seq=670 28 May 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Robert McClelland 23,827 58.28% +4.30% Whig Party (United States) Townsend E. Gidley 16,901 41.34% -4.31% Scattering 156 0.38% 6,926 16.94% 40,884 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) +8.61% Results By County County Robert McClellandDemocratic Townsend E. GidleyWhig ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan31755.23%23941.64%183.14%7813.59%574Allegan39956.52%30743.48%00.00%9213.03%706Berrien53752.70%47046.12%121.18%676.58%1,019Branch67559.73%44439.29%110.97%23120.44%1,130Calhoun1,246"typom" Dubin contains a typo for McCelland in this county.55.70%98043.81%110.49%26611.89%2,237Cass54956.08%41742.59%131.33%13213.48%979Chippewa2256.41%1743.59%00.00%512.82%39Clinton26057.65%19142.35%00.00%6915.30%451Eaton49856.14%38643.52%30.34%11212.63%887Genesee64051.99%59148.01%00.00%493.98%1,231Hillsdale1,03558.11%74441.77%20.11%29116.34%1,781Ingham63855.82%49943.66%60.52%13912.16%1,143Ionia48257.86%349"typog" Dubin contains a typo for Gidley in this county.41.90%20.24%13315.97%833Jackson1,28448.33%1,35951.15%140.53%-75-2.82%2,657Kalamazoo63848.19%67651.06%100.76%-38-2.87%1,324Kent74854.96%61345.04%00.00%1359.92%1,361Lapeer460"typom"62.16%28037.84%00.00%18024.32%740Lenawee1,78258.16%1,27841.71%40.13%50416.45%3,064Livingston79961.89%48837.80%40.31%31124.09%1,291Mackinac5989.39%46.06%34.55%5583.33%66Macomb77666.61%38633.13%30.26%39033.48%1,165Marquette5386.89%813.11%00.00%4573.77%61Monroe1,41883.61%27816.39%00.00%1,14067.22%1,696Montcalm6762.04%4137.96%00.00%2624.07%108Newaygo7264.86%3935.14%00.00%3329.73%111Oakland1,72656.20%1,33943.60%60.20%38712.60%3,071Ottawa27772.14%10527.34%20.52%17244.79%384Saginaw22062.50%12936.65%30.85%9125.85%352Sanilac8282.83%1414.14%33.03%6868.69%99Shiawassee29052.82%25346.08%61.09%376.74%549St. Clair40557.94%29341.92%10.14%11216.02%699St. Joseph74757.59%53841.48%120.93%20916.11%1,297Tuscola2329.87%5470.13%00.00%-31-40.26%77Van Buren41557.96%298"typog"41.62%30.42%11716.34%716Washtenaw1,49552.02%1,37647.88%30.10%1194.14%2,874Wayne2,69365.49%1,41834.48%10.02%1,27531.01%4,112Total23,82758.28%16,90141.34%1560.38%6,92616.94%40,884 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Calhoun Chippewa Eaton Genesee Ionia Washtenaw Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Kalamazoo Notes References 1851 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1851 Category:Long stubs with short prose