1888 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1888 United States gubernatorial elections 1888 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1886 Michigan gubernatorial election 1886 1890 Michigan gubernatorial election 1890 November 6, 1888 File:Cyrus Luce 1900.png 150x150px Cyrus G. Luce Republican Party (United States) 233,595 49.20% File:Wellington R. Burt profile.jpg Wellington R. Burt Democratic Party (United States) Greenback Party 216,450 45.59% 1888 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLuce: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Burt: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #0D0596 90–100% Governor Cyrus G. Luce Republican Party (United States) Cyrus G. Luce Republican Party (United States) The 1888 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Cyrus G. Luce defeated Fusion candidate Wellington R. Burt with 49.20% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Cyrus G. Luce, Republican Wellington R. Burt, DemocraticBurt ran on a fusion ticket, backed by both the Democrats and the Greenbackers. News of the Week https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84029386/1888-07-26/ed-1/seq-2/ Abilene Weekly Reflector Topeka, KS 26 July 1888 2 2 April 2021 Other candidates Amherst B. Cheney, Prohibition Wildman Mills, Union Labor Results 1888 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. 1888 for GovernorOfficial Canvass of Votes given for Presidential Electors, State Officers, and Representatives in Congress, at the Election held on Nov. 6, 1888 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044667367/ 3 June 2026 The State Republican Thorp & Godfrey 3 December 1888 Lansing 5Osmun Gilbert R. Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1889-1890 1889 Darius D. Thorp, State Printers and Binders Lansing 428-430 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073066600&view=1up&seq=492 3 June 2026 Vote on Governor, 1854-1888 Republican Party (United States) Cyrus G. Luce (inc.) 233,595 49.20% +1.55% #79CDCD Fusion Wellington R. Burt 216,450 45.59% -0.11% Prohibition Party Amherst B. Cheney 20,342 4.28% -2.36% Union Labor Party Wildman Mills 4,388 0.92% Scattering 17 0.00% 17,145 3.61% 474,792 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +1.66% Results by county After this election, Oscoda County would not vote Democratic again until 1978. County Cyrus G. LuceRepublican Wellington R. BurtFusion Amherst B. CheneyProhibition Wildman MillsUnion Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona65056.03%49842.93%60.52%60.52%15213.10%1,160Alger26958.99%17738.82%102.19%00.00%9220.18%456Allegan5,08452.06%3,83339.25%7227.39%1261.29%1,25112.81%9,765Alpena1,49747.51%1,50047.60%1113.52%431.36%-3-0.10%3,151Antrim1,31056.93%87938.20%1124.87%00.00%43118.73%2,301Arenac35031.25%27224.29%403.57%45840.89%-108Cheney's margin over Luce-9.64%1,120Baraga38448.00%41251.50%40.50%00.00%-28-3.50%800Barry3,24650.34%2,67941.55%3705.74%1532.37%5678.79%6,448Bay4,36443.57%5,42254.13%1141.14%1161.16%-1,058-10.56%10,016Benzie72058.44%40632.95%907.31%161.30%31425.49%1,232Berrien5,10049.43%4,72545.80%4624.48%290.28%3753.63%10,317"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBranch4,07055.34%2,78737.89%4516.13%470.64%1,28317.44%7,355Calhoun5,77053.13%4,37240.26%5685.23%1501.38%1,39812.87%10,860Cass2,92750.58%2,57244.44%2794.82%90.16%3556.13%5,787Charlevoix1,28557.31%86238.45%944.19%10.04%42318.87%2,242Cheboygan1,10045.30%1,24551.28%763.13%70.29%-145-5.97%2,428Chippewa1,06251.96%90344.18%793.86%00.00%1597.78%2,044Clare91548.80%90648.32%442.35%100.53%90.48%1,875Clinton3,50748.86%3,24645.23%3364.68%881.23%2613.64%7,177Crawford43747.29%47851.73%80.87%10.11%-41-4.44%924Delta1,58254.03%1,33545.59%110.38%00.00%2478.44%2,928Eaton4,64952.44%3,27936.98%5886.63%3503.95%1,37015.45%8,866Emmet96145.65%1,04249.50%1024.85%00.00%-81-3.85%2,105Genesee5,40853.24%3,91338.52%8178.04%200.20%1,49514.72%10,158Gladwin51557.67%36741.10%91.01%20.22%14816.57%893Gogebic1,36154.16%1,11644.41%361.43%00.00%2459.75%2,513Grand Traverse1,85663.06%92631.46%1545.23%70.24%93031.60%2,943Gratiot3,71052.89%2,85440.69%3895.55%610.87%85612.20%7,014Hillsdale4,95256.81%3,06835.20%5626.45%1351.55%1,88421.61%8,717Houghton2,96150.33%2,74146.59%1813.08%00.00%2203.74%5,883Huron1,66635.74%1,93541.51%1914.10%86718.60%-269-5.77%4,661"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesIngham4,59146.09%4,76747.85%4964.98%1081.08%-176-1.77%9,962Ionia4,44751.11%3,78043.45%4675.37%60.07%6677.67%8,700Iosco1,50145.37%1,64249.64%1143.45%511.54%-141-4.26%3,308Iron60553.45%52446.29%20.18%10.09%817.16%1,132Isabella2,15651.44%1,84644.05%1734.13%160.38%3107.40%4,191Jackson5,65048.88%5,24145.34%5254.54%1441.25%4093.54%11,560Kalamazoo5,40854.40%3,98140.04%5205.23%330.33%1,42714.35%9,942Kalkaska79061.62%40731.75%796.16%00.00%38329.88%1,282Includes 6 Scattering votesKent12,79849.41%11,81645.62%1,2834.95%10.00%9823.79%25,900"two"Keweenaw41469.00%18230.33%40.67%00.00%23238.67%600Lake1,04653.45%82242.00%874.45%20.10%22411.45%1,957Lapeer3,69353.79%2,90442.30%2463.58%220.32%78911.49%6,865Leelanau89855.67%66641.29%493.04%00.00%23214.38%1,613Lenawee6,44849.34%5,68843.52%9106.96%220.17%7605.82%13,069"one"Livingston2,69744.83%2,85747.49%3435.70%1191.98%-160-2.66%6,016Luce21353.79%17143.18%123.03%00.00%4210.61%396Mackinac62740.69%90158.47%130.84%00.00%-274-17.78%1,541Macomb3,20244.73%3,73952.24%2142.99%30.04%-537-7.50%7,158Manistee1,67539.64%2,30854.61%2004.73%431.02%-633-14.98%4,226Manitou32.44%12097.56%00.00%00.00%-117-95.12%123Marquette4,39864.24%2,20432.19%2443.56%00.00%2,19432.05%6,846Mason1,70651.05%1,57547.13%581.74%00.00%1313.92%3,342Includes 3 Scattering votesMecosta2,63155.55%1,77737.52%3216.78%70.15%85418.03%4,736Menominee3,15157.01%2,23540.44%931.68%480.87%91616.57%5,527Midland1,27048.55%1,15344.07%1174.47%762.91%1174.47%2,616Missaukee63650.60%57345.58%463.66%20.16%635.01%1,257Monroe3,38244.74%3,97652.59%1872.47%150.20%-594-7.86%7,560Montcalm4,49153.53%3,49141.61%3634.33%450.54%1,00011.92%8,390Montmorency23548.65%24650.93%20.41%00.00%-11-2.28%483Muskegon4,51752.46%3,48640.49%4054.70%2022.35%1,03111.97%8,610Newaygo2,47052.12%1,94941.13%2385.02%821.73%52110.99%4,739Oakland5,43647.70%5,40547.42%5544.86%20.02%310.27%11,397Oceana1,71847.63%1,42139.40%44312.28%250.69%2978.23%3,607Ogemaw62048.44%58445.63%272.11%493.83%362.81%1,280Ontonagon30936.23%54163.42%30.35%00.00%-232-27.20%853Osceola1,91157.84%1,08332.78%3019.11%90.27%82825.06%3,304Oscoda27947.77%29550.51%101.71%00.00%-16-2.74%584Otsego57953.36%43440.00%585.35%141.29%14513.36%1,085Ottawa4,31455.19%3,18040.69%2583.30%630.81%1,13414.51%7,816"one"Presque Isle37942.02%51356.87%101.11%00.00%-134-14.86%902Roscommon38553.40%33446.32%10.14%10.14%517.07%721Saginaw6,54440.90%9,10356.89%2981.86%550.34%-2,559-15.99%16,000Sanilac2,95051.81%2,44742.98%2284.00%691.21%5038.83%5,694Schoolcraft60148.66%58046.96%544.37%00.00%211.70%1,235Shiawassee4,01151.98%3,20041.47%4946.40%120.16%81110.51%7,717St. Clair5,42249.08%5,29747.95%3082.79%200.18%1251.13%11,047St. Joseph3,38348.56%3,21146.09%1712.45%2022.90%1722.47%6,967Tuscola3,87652.73%3,12642.52%2783.78%700.95%75010.20%7,351"one"Van Buren4,81258.40%2,98036.17%4405.34%80.10%1,83222.23%8,240Washtenaw4,55643.05%5,47851.77%5335.04%150.14%-922-8.71%10,582Wayne18,65338.89%28,40459.21%8891.85%230.05%-9,751-20.33%47,969Wexford1,44054.24%1,05739.81%1575.91%10.04%38314.43%2,655Total233,59549.20%216,54045.59%20,3424.28%4,3880.92%17,1453.61%474,792 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chippewa Clare Ionia Kent Menominee Midland Missaukee Oakland Otsego Roscommon St. Clair St. Joseph Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Crawford Ontonagon Presque Isle Counties that flipped from Democratic to Union Labor Arenac Notes References 1888 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1888 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose