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1904 Michigan gubernatorial election
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Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1904 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1902 Michigan gubernatorial election 1902 1906 Michigan gubernatorial election 1906 November 8, 1904 File:Fred M. Warner 1900.png 150x150px Fred M. Warner Republican Party (United States) 283,799 54.09% File:Woodbridge N. Ferris Educators (cropped).png Woodbridge N. Ferris Democratic Party (United States) 223,571 42.61% 1904 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsWarner: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Ferris: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Aaron T. Bliss Republican Party (United States) Fred M. Warner Republican Party (United States)
The 1904 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Republican nominee Fred M. Warner defeated Democratic candidate Woodbridge N. Ferris with 54.09% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Fred M. Warner, Republican
Woodbridge N. Ferris, Democratic
Other candidates
Walter S. Westerman, Prohibition
William E. Walter, Socialist
Shepard B. Cowles, Socialist Labor
Results
1904 Michigan gubernatorial electionPrescott George A. Michigan Legislative Manual and Official Directory for the Years 1905-1906 1905 Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., State Printers Lansing 500-501 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073067251&view=1up&seq=610 4 June 2026 Official Canvass of Votes, Election November 8, 1904
Republican Party (United States)
Fred M. Warner
283,799
54.09%
+1.56%
Democratic Party (United States)
Woodbridge N. Ferris
223,571
42.61%
-0.67%
Prohibition Party
James M. Shackleton
10,395
1.98%
-0.83%
Socialist Party of America
Clayton J. Lamb
6,170
1.18%
+0.11%
Socialist Labor Party of America
Meiko Meyer
782
0.15%
-0.17%
Scattering
4
0.00%
60,228
11.48%
524,721
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
+2.23%
Results by county
County Fred M. WarnerRepublican Woodbridge N. FerrisDemocratic James M. ShackletonProhibition Clayton J. LambSocialist Meiko MeyerSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona80277.41%20019.31%171.64%161.54%10.10%60258.11%1,036Alger89967.44%40730.53%90.68%151.13%30.23%49236.91%1,333Allegan4,81063.31%2,50532.97%2232.93%560.74%40.05%2,30530.34%7,598Alpena2,15159.68%1,30336.15%270.75%1153.19%80.22%84823.53%3,604Antrim1,88359.70%1,19137.76%752.38%50.16%00.00%69221.94%3,154Arenac1,10055.25%75337.82%773.87%603.01%10.05%34717.43%1,991Baraga52368.01%23330.30%91.17%20.26%20.26%29037.71%769Barry2,96250.53%2,66945.53%2083.55%180.31%50.09%2935.00%5,862Bay5,77752.35%4,93944.75%2201.99%630.57%370.34%8387.59%11,036Benzie1,23557.34%70732.82%1908.82%180.84%30.14%52824.51%2,154"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBerrien6,42755.12%4,88141.86%1771.52%1551.33%190.16%1,54613.26%11,659Branch3,56056.39%2,64041.82%951.50%150.24%30.05%92014.57%6,313Calhoun5,99151.27%4,90441.97%2231.91%5214.46%460.39%1,0879.30%11,685Cass2,87452.48%2,33442.62%1612.94%1031.88%40.07%5409.86%5,476Charlevoix2,12662.00%1,19734.91%702.04%320.93%40.12%92927.09%3,429Cheboygan2,10157.56%1,46940.25%411.12%330.90%60.16%63217.32%3,650Chippewa2,55167.88%1,08828.95%912.42%260.69%20.05%1,46338.93%3,758Clare1,19958.23%82039.83%241.17%150.73%10.05%37918.41%2,059Clinton3,22750.81%3,02147.57%901.42%110.17%20.03%2063.24%6,351Crawford46558.20%31739.67%101.25%70.88%00.00%14818.52%799Delta3,00771.87%1,03424.71%421.00%801.91%210.50%1,97347.16%4,184Dickinson2,83984.09%41712.35%742.19%391.16%70.21%2,42271.74%3,376Eaton4,16851.76%3,70546.01%1391.73%380.47%20.02%4635.75%8,052Emmet2,25457.43%1,45337.02%2115.38%50.13%20.05%80120.41%3,925Genesee4,94650.81%4,24643.62%3083.16%2172.23%180.18%7007.19%9,735Gladwin98571.22%36026.03%261.88%100.72%20.14%62545.19%1,383Gogebic1,99273.48%54119.96%1174.32%401.48%210.77%1,45153.52%2,711Grand Traverse2,60762.28%1,44934.59%1192.84%70.17%50.12%1,15927.69%4,186Gratiot3,52452.46%2,99144.52%1802.68%200.30%30.04%5337.93%6,718Hillsdale3,81753.80%2,98342.04%2643.72%250.35%60.08%83411.75%7,095Houghton8,19772.48%2,18019.28%3823.38%5124.53%380.34%6,01753.21%11,309Huron3,34656.28%2,45741.33%1121.88%300.50%00.00%88914.95%5,945Ingham5,25946.61%5,64350.01%2922.59%760.67%130.12%-384-3.40%11,283Ionia4,04647.16%4,29350.03%1812.11%560.65%40.05%-247-2.88%8,580Iosco1,20060.70%74937.89%190.96%80.40%00.00%45122.81%1,977"one"Iron1,52084.12%24413.50%181.00%150.83%100.55%1,27670.61%1,807Isabella2,75654.93%2,19043.65%611.22%90.18%00.00%56611.28%5,017"one"Jackson6,03848.77%6,05348.89%1681.36%1050.85%170.14%-15-0.12%12,381Kalamazoo6,32855.05%4,31237.52%4313.75%3723.24%510.44%2,01617.54%11,494Kalkaska1,03464.18%52732.71%482.98%20.12%00.00%50731.47%1,611Kent12,85445.08%14,69551.54%4291.50%5011.76%320.11%-1,841-6.46%28,511Keweenaw64192.23%466.62%40.58%20.29%20.29%59585.61%695Lake68960.07%44538.80%70.61%60.52%00.00%24421.27%1,147Lapeer3,11054.35%2,44042.64%1332.32%380.66%10.02%67011.71%5,722Leelanau1,22862.75%68234.85%412.10%40.20%20.10%54627.90%1,957Lenawee5,95350.67%5,46146.48%3022.57%290.25%30.03%4924.19%11,748Livingston2,23941.89%2,98955.92%1132.11%30.06%10.02%-750-14.03%5,345Luce28863.02%15133.04%143.06%20.44%20.44%13729.98%457Mackinac1,03560.00%66638.61%201.16%30.17%10.06%36921.39%1,725Macomb4,03250.28%3,85048.01%1181.47%130.16%50.06%1822.27%8,019"one"Manistee2,40651.28%2,09844.71%861.83%881.88%140.30%3086.56%4,692Marquette4,98870.80%1,73224.58%2273.22%881.25%100.14%3,25646.22%7,045Mason1,66849.85%1,57647.10%822.45%180.54%20.06%922.75%3,346Mecosta2,36153.85%1,93244.07%861.96%40.09%10.02%4299.79%4,384Menominee2,82763.80%1,46032.95%661.49%701.58%80.18%1,36730.85%4,431Midland1,70856.71%1,23140.87%581.93%150.50%00.00%47715.84%3,012Missaukee1,48466.91%68931.06%301.35%150.68%00.00%79535.84%2,218Monroe3,78348.84%3,79649.01%1521.96%130.17%20.03%-13-0.17%7,746Montcalm3,99857.48%2,80540.33%1141.64%290.42%90.13%1,19317.15%6,955Montmorency58771.50%22527.41%80.97%00.00%10.12%36244.09%821Muskegon4,36960.76%2,44233.96%801.11%2873.99%120.17%1,92726.80%7,190Newaygo2,34559.87%1,47037.53%912.32%70.18%40.10%87522.34%3,917Oakland5,65649.85%5,47948.29%1751.54%330.29%30.03%1771.56%11,346Oceana2,19362.18%1,15632.78%1464.14%310.88%10.03%1,03729.40%3,527Ogemaw1,15866.32%50628.98%734.18%70.40%20.11%65237.34%1,746Ontonagon1,28973.87%41823.95%150.86%211.20%20.11%87149.91%1,745Osceola2,20860.03%1,36537.11%912.47%100.27%40.11%84322.92%3,678Oscoda30781.87%6116.27%71.87%00.00%00.00%24665.60%375Otsego1,06067.34%47229.99%291.84%90.57%40.25%58837.36%1,574Ottawa4,85361.78%2,76735.23%1231.57%951.21%170.22%2,08626.56%7,855Presque Isle1,63472.78%59626.55%110.49%20.09%20.09%1,03846.24%2,245Roscommon31860.57%18134.48%91.71%173.24%00.00%13726.10%525Saginaw8,48150.61%7,17642.82%1721.03%8615.14%670.40%1,3057.79%16,757Sanilac3,63257.67%2,37737.74%2684.26%170.27%40.06%1,25519.93%6,298Schoolcraft1,32574.94%38821.95%372.09%160.90%20.11%93753.00%1,768Shiawassee4,27250.91%3,72044.33%3384.03%540.64%70.08%5526.58%8,391St. Clair6,63854.88%5,11942.32%1861.54%1411.17%120.10%1,51912.56%12,096St. Joseph3,11351.00%2,83746.48%901.47%570.93%70.11%2764.52%6,104Tuscola4,10059.14%2,51736.30%2844.10%290.42%30.04%1,58322.83%6,933Van Buren4,70764.96%2,29331.65%1882.59%530.73%50.07%2,41433.31%7,246Washtenaw4,89246.02%5,57152.41%1321.24%240.23%110.10%-679-6.39%10,630Wayne32,56145.04%38,73253.57%3580.50%5000.69%1440.20%-6,171-8.54%72,295Wexford2,28356.81%1,55538.69%1734.30%60.15%20.05%72818.11%4,019Total283,79954.09%223,57142.61%10,3951.98%6,1701.18%7820.15%60,22811.48%524,721
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Bay
Calhoun
Kalamazoo
Saginaw
St. Joseph
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Ionia
Kent
Monroe
Notes
References
1904
Michigan
Gubernatorial
Category:November 1904 in the United States
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