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1866 Michigan gubernatorial election
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Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1866 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1864 Michigan gubernatorial election 1864 1868 Michigan gubernatorial election 1868 November 6, 1866 File:Governor-crapo-1-.jpg 150x150px Henry H. Crapo Republican Party (United States) 96,746 58.81% File:Alpheus S. Williams - cropped.png Alpheus S. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 67,708 41.16% 1866 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCrapo: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%Williams: #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%No data/vote: #808080 Governor Henry H. Crapo Republican Party (United States) Henry H. Crapo Republican Party (United States)
The 1866 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1866. Incumbent Republican Henry H. Crapo defeated Democratic nominee Alpheus S. Williams with 58.81% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Henry H. Crapo, Republican
Alpheus S. Williams, Democratic
Results
1866 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the sixth day of November, A.D. 1866Official State Canvass - State Officers https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044829411/ 1 June 2026 The Lansing State Republican 13 36 John A. Kerr & Co. 12 December 1866 Lansing 7Manual Containing the Rules of the Senate & House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, with the Joint Rules of the Two Houses and Other Matter 1867 John A. Kerr & Co., Printers to the State Lansing 251-253 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073066766&seq=255 1 June 2026The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1867 1867 The Tribune Association New York 63 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t34177x96&seq=239 1 June 2026
Republican Party (United States)
Henry H. Crapo (inc.)
96,746
58.81%
+3.67%
Democratic Party (United States)
Alpheus S. Williams
67,708
41.16%
-3.68%
ImperfectThese are ballots that were intended for the main candidates but contained misspellings. The canvass does not list specific variations, it just groups these votes together.
29
0.02%
Scattering
12
0.01%
29,038
17.65%
164,495
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
+7.35%
Results by county
No votes were recorded in Emmet County and Manitou County.
County Henry H. CrapoRepublican Alpheus S. WilliamsDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan2,49663.11%1,45936.89%1,03726.22%3,955Alpena12549.02%13050.98%-5-1.96%255Antrim12487.94%1712.06%10775.89%141Allegan2,24367.30%1,09032.70%1,15334.59%3,333Bay71349.17%73750.83%-24-1.66%1,450Berrien3,22957.89%2,34742.08%88215.81%5,578"stwo" Includes 2 scattering votesBranch3,27673.26%1,19526.72%2,08146.53%4,472"sone" Includes 1 scattering voteCalhoun4,00964.95%2,16335.05%1,84629.91%6,172Cass2,03458.45%1,44541.52%58916.93%3,480"ione" Includes 1 imperfect voteCheboygan4133.33%8266.67%-41-33.33%123Chippewa5741.01%8258.99%-25-17.99%139Clinton2,10258.18%1,51141.82%59116.36%3,613Delta7441.34%10558.66%-31-17.32%179Eaton2,33361.62%1,43938.01%89423.61%3,786Includes 14 imperfect votesGenesee3,21461.87%1,97738.06%1,23723.81%5,195Includes 4 imperfect votesGrand Traverse48198.16%91.84%47296.33%490Gratiot88864.82%48235.18%40629.64%1,370Hillsdale4,36472.44%1,65827.52%2,70644.92%6,024"itwo" Includes 2 imperfect votesHoughtonNot included in official canvass36828.20%93771.80%-569-43.60%1,305Huron50560.33%33239.67%17320.67%837Ingham2,53855.32%2,05044.68%48810.64%4,588Ionia2,68767.48%1,29532.52%1,39234.96%3,982Iosco12154.02%10345.98%188.04%224Isabella33660.11%22339.89%11320.21%559Jackson3,41053.07%3,01246.88%3986.19%6,425Includes 3 scattering votesKalamazoo3,14565.21%1,67834.79%1,46730.42%4,823Kent4,06760.12%2,69839.88%1,36920.24%6,765Keweenaw39454.72%32645.28%689.44%720Lapeer1,83159.08%1,26840.92%56318.17%3,099Leelanau24382.65%5117.35%19265.31%294Lenawee5,63961.08%3,59338.92%2,04622.16%9,232Livingston1,96849.55%2,00450.45%-36-0.91%3,972Mackinac3930.00%9170.00%-52-40.00%130Macomb2,46152.97%2,18547.03%2765.94%4,646Manistee27198.91%10.36%27098.54%274"stwo"Marquette21128.71%52471.29%-313-42.59%735Mason13495.04%74.96%12790.07%141Mecosta27471.54%10928.46%16543.08%383Menominee11684.67%2115.33%9569.34%137Midland25867.19%12131.51%13735.68%384Includes 5 imperfect votesMonroe2,16450.93%2,08549.07%791.86%4,249Montcalm91164.06%51135.94%40028.13%1,422Muskegon80367.54%38632.46%41735.07%1,189Newaygo54570.32%22929.55%31640.77%775"sone"Oakland4,25752.58%3,83947.42%4185.16%8,096Oceana60074.72%20325.28%39749.44%803Ontonagon22637.17%38062.50%-154-25.33%608"itwo"Ottawa1,60653.48%1,39546.45%2117.03%3,003"stwo"Saginaw2,33957.20%1,74942.77%59014.43%4,089"ione"Sanilac92575.63%29824.37%62751.27%1,223Shiawassee1,90756.79%1,45143.21%45613.58%3,358St. Clair2,56654.93%2,10545.07%4619.87%4,671St. Joseph2,89862.32%1,75237.68%1,14624.65%4,650Tuscola1,07375.14%35524.86%71850.28%1,428Van Buren2,50764.78%1,36335.22%1,14429.56%3,870Washtenaw3,91451.49%3,68848.51%2262.97%7,602Wayne5,05444.51%6,29955.48%-1,245-10.97%11,354"sone"Total96,74658.81%67,70841.16%29,03817.65%164,495
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Keweenaw
Macomb
Monroe
Oakland
Ottawa
Saginaw
St. Clair
Washtenaw
Notes
References
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