1860 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1860 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1858 Michigan gubernatorial election 1858 1862 Michigan gubernatorial election 1862 November 6, 1860 x150px Austin Blair Republican Party (United States) 87,806 56.63% x150px John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States) 67,221 43.35% 1860 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBlair: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Barry: #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%No dava/vote: #808080 Governor Moses Wisner Republican Party (United States) Austin Blair Republican Party (United States) The 1860 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1860. Republican nominee Austin Blair defeated Democratic nominee John S. Barry with 56.63% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Austin Blair, Republican John S. Barry, Democratic Results 1860 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan at the General Election held in the said State of Michigan on Tuesday the sixth day of November A.D. 1860 State Canvassers' Statement of Votes given for Gov. and Lieut. Gov. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016318/1861-01-02/ed-1/ 31 May 2026 Lansing State Republican 6 27 Hosmer & Kerr 2 January 1861 Lansing 1Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland & Company, Inc. Jefferson, North Carolina 125 https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/119/mode/2up 31 May 2026The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1861 1861 The Tribune Association New York 63 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t9v129v9d&seq=149 31 May 2026 Republican Party (United States) Austin Blair 87,806 56.63% +2.93% Democratic Party (United States) John S. Barry 67,221 43.35% -2.82% Scattering 16 0.01% 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. 11 0.01% 20,585 13.28% 155,054 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +5.75% Results by county No votes were recorded in Houghton County and Marquette County. This was one of only three elections before 1894 in which Wayne County did not vote for the Democratic candidate.The other two instances were in 1837 and 1872. County Austin BlairRepublican John S. BarryDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan1,87554.25%1,57845.66%2978.59%3,456"sthree" Includes 3 scattering votesAlpena8274.55%2825.45%5449.09%110Allegan1,88363.46%1,08336.50%80026.96%2,967"sone" Includes 1 scattering voteBay30648.34%32751.66%-21-3.32%633Berrien2,61551.85%2,42848.15%1873.71%5,043Branch3,05465.49%1,60834.48%1,44631.01%4,663"ione" Includes 1 Imperfect voteCalhoun4,05361.28%2,56138.72%1,49222.56%6,614Cass2,03654.39%1,70245.47%3348.92%3,743Includes 3 scattering votes and 2 imperfect votesCheboygan2021.28%7478.72%-54-57.45%94Chippewa5939.86%8960.14%-30-20.27%148Clinton1,55654.58%1,29545.42%2619.15%2,851Eaton2,11160.85%1,35639.09%75521.76%3,469Includes 2 Imperfect votesEmmet2613.40%16886.60%-142-73.20%194Genesee2,81258.68%1,98041.32%83217.36%4,792Grand Traverse40566.72%20233.28%20333.44%607Gratiot49661.01%31738.99%17922.02%813Hillsdale3,70467.27%1,80232.73%1,90234.54%5,506Huron29758.58%21041.42%8717.16%507Ingham2,15253.47%1,87346.53%2796.93%4,025Ionia2,22062.75%1,31837.25%90225.49%3,538Iosco1930.65%4369.35%-24-38.71%62Isabella11946.48%13753.52%-18-7.03%256Jackson3,34055.28%2,70144.70%63910.58%6,042"sone"Kalamazoo3,19360.05%2,12339.93%1,07020.12%5,317"sone"Kent3,72158.47%2,64341.53%1,07816.94%6,364Lapeer1,74358.12%1,25541.85%48816.27%2,999"ione"Lenawee5,03857.97%3,65242.03%1,38615.95%8,690Livingston2,05150.21%2,03449.79%170.42%4,085Mackinac4130.83%9269.17%-51-38.35%133Macomb2,52353.23%2,21346.69%3106.54%4,740Includes 4 Imperfect votesManistee12567.57%6032.43%6535.14%185Manitou5645.53%6754.47%-11-8.94%123Mason8964.49%4935.51%4028.99%138Mecosta 10966.06%5633.94%5332.12%165Midland16173.52%5826.48%10347.03%219Monroe2,27250.94%2,18849.06%841.88%4,460Montcalm56160.39%36839.61%19320.78%929Muskegon50067.39%24232.61%25834.77%742Newaygo36463.08%21336.92%15126.17%577Oakland4,35652.49%3,94247.51%4144.99%8,298Oceana19154.57%15945.43%329.14%350Ontonagon33152.29%30247.71%294.58%633Ottawa1,39753.02%1,23746.94%1606.07%2,635"sone"Saginaw1,47654.57%1,22945.43%2479.13%2,705Sanilac88968.07%41731.93%47236.14%1,306Shiawassee1,57455.29%1,27244.68%30210.61%2,847"sone"St. Clair2,56555.93%2,01844.00%54711.93%4,586"sthree"St. Joseph2,77757.19%2,07742.77%70014.42%4,856Includes 2 scattering votesTuscola73366.76%36533.24%36833.52%1,098Van Buren2,15161.90%1,32438.10%82723.80%3,475Washtenaw4,27853.36%3,73846.63%5406.74%8,017"ione"Wayne7,30151.24%6,94848.76%3532.48%14,249Total87,80656.63%67,22143.35%20,58513.28%155,054 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Genesee Grand Traverse Livingston Manistee Oceana Ottawa Saginaw Wayne Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chippewa Notes References 1860 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1860 in the United States