1849 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1849 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1847 Michigan gubernatorial election 1847 1851 Michigan gubernatorial election 1851 November 6, 1849 x150px John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States) 27,837 53.98% x150px Flavius J. Littlejohn Whig Party (United States) 23,540 45.65% 1849 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBarry: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Littlejohn: #FED463 50–60%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor Epaphroditus Ransom Democratic Party (United States) John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States) The 1849 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1849. Democratic nominee John S. Barry defeated Whig nominee Flavius J. Littlejohn with 53.98% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates John S. Barry, Democratic Flavius J. Littlejohn, Whig Results 1849 Michigan gubernatorial electionManual Containing the Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan and Joint Rules of the Two Houses and Other Matter 1850 R. W. Ingals, Printer to the State Lansing 36-37 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051458415&seq=42 28 May 2026Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland & Company, Inc. Jefferson, North Carolina 122 https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/119/mode/2up 27 May 2026 Democratic Party (United States) John S. Barry 27,837 53.98% +0.83% Whig Party (United States) Flavius J. Littlejohn 23,540 45.65% +4.68% Scattering 192 0.37% 4,297 8.33% 51,569 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) -3.85% Results By County County John S. BarryDemocratic Flavius J. LittlejohnWhig ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan34254.46%23337.10%538.44%10917.36%628Allegan44859.03%31140.97%00.00%13718.05%759Berrien90159.55%60840.19%40.26%29319.37%1,513Branch1,07560.46%69639.15%70.39%37921.32%1,778Calhoun1,43046.28%1,65753.62%30.10%-227-7.35%3,090Cass89458.93%62040.87%30.20%27418.06%1,517Chippewa4040.82%5859.18%00.00%-18-18.37%98Clinton28852.55%26047.45%00.00%285.11%548Eaton45249.24%46450.54%20.22%-12-1.31%918GeneseeDubin transposes the votes for Barry and Littlejohn in this county.75544.60%93755.35%10.06%-182-10.75%1,693Hillsdale1,26053.57%1,07545.71%170.72%1857.87%2,352Houghton8467.74%4032.26%00.00%4435.48%124Ingham71650.96%68748.90%20.14%292.06%1,405Ionia59047.50%64952.25%30.24%-59-4.75%1,242Jackson1,42749.34%1,46450.62%10.03%-37-1.28%2,892Kalamazoo84350.36%81948.92%120.72%241.43%1,674Kent74453.30%64646.28%60.43%987.02%1,396Lapeer48757.36%36142.52%10.12%12614.84%849Lenawee1,92851.61%1,79448.02%140.37%1343.59%3,736Livingston1,04060.82%66638.95%40.23%37421.87%1,710Mackinac14566.82%7233.18%00.00%7333.64%217Macomb1,17661.06%74838.84%20.10%42822.22%1,926Monroe88859.12%61140.68%30.20%27718.44%1,502Oakland2,48155.58%1,97844.31%50.11%50311.27%4,464Ottawa23168.34%10531.07%20.59%12637.28%338Saginaw21059.83%14140.17%00.00%6919.66%351Shiawassee48355.65%36642.17%192.19%11713.48%868St. Clair73458.49%52141.51%00.00%21316.97%1,255St. Joseph1,04454.63%85944.95%80.42%1859.68%1,911Van Buren47854.75%39445.13%10.11%849.62%873Washtenaw1,87448.22%2,00651.62%60.15%-132-3.40%3,886Wayne2,34957.91%1,69441.77%130.32%65516.15%4,056Total27,83753.98%23,54045.65%1920.37%4,2978.33%51,569 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Calhoun Eaton Genesee Ionia Jackson Washtenaw Notes References 1849 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1849 Category:Long stubs with short prose