1908 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1908 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1906 Michigan gubernatorial election 1906 1910 Michigan gubernatorial election 1910 November 3, 1908 File:Fred M. Warner Alma Record 1904.png 150x150px Fred M. Warner Republican Party (United States) 262,141 48.39% File:Lawton T. Hemans.png Lawton T. Hemans Democratic Party (United States) 252,611 46.63% 1908 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%Hemans: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Fred M. Warner Republican Party (United States) Fred M. Warner Republican Party (United States) The 1908 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fred M. Warner defeated Democratic candidate Lawton T. Hemans with 48.39% of the vote. Primary election Michigan held primary elections for governor for the first time on September 1, 1908.September 1, 1908 Early Reports Show Good Vote in State Primary 1 The Saginaw News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-saginaw-news-early-reports-show-good/201945364/ Newspapers.com July 19, 2026 Republican party Incumbent governor Fred M. Warner narrowly defeated Auditor General James B. Bradley. Candidates James B. Bradley, Michigan Auditor General Horatio S. Earle, transport engineer Fred M. Warner, incumbent governor Results Republican primary resultsMartindale Frederick C. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual for the Years 1909-1910 1909 420-421 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073067293&view=1up&seq=472 5 June 2026 Primary Election Republican Party (United States) Fred M. Warner (inc.) 87,719 43.66% Republican Party (United States) James B. Bradley 86,440 43.02% Republican Party (United States) Horatio S. Earle 26,752 13.31% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 13 0.01% 200,924 100.00% Democratic party Lawton T. Hemans was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Candidates Lawton T. Hemans, former member of Michigan House of RepresentativesLegislator Details https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4938 Library of Michigan 5 June 2026 Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Lawton T. Hemans 11,643 99.51% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 57 0.49% 11,700 100.00% Minor parties Prohibition primary results Prohibition Party John W. Gray 1,005 97.48% Prohibition Party Scattering 26 2.52% 1,031 100.00% Socialist primary results Socialist Party of America Alexander M. Stirton 361 91.62% Socialist Party of America Scattering 33 8.38% 394 100.00% Socialist Labor primary results Socialist Labor Party of America Archie McInnis 12 63.16% Socialist Labor Party of America Scattering 7 36.84% 19 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Fred M. Warner, Republican Lawton T. Hemans, Democratic Other candidates John W. Gray, Prohibition Alexander M. Stirton, Socialist Archie McInnis, Socialist Labor Alva W. Nichols, Independence Results 1908 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Third day of November, 1908.Martindale Frederick C. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual for the Years 1909-1910 1909 355-356 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073067293&view=1up&seq=391 5 June 2026 Official Canvass of Votes, Election November 3, 1908 Republican Party (United States) Fred M. Warner (inc.) 262,141 48.39% -12.49% Democratic Party (United States) Lawton T. Hemans 252,611 46.63% +11.85% Prohibition Party John W. Gray 16,092 2.97% +0.53% Socialist Party of America Alexander M. Stirton 9,447 1.74% +0.16% Socialist Labor Party of America Archie McInnis 845 0.16% -0.15% Independence Party (United States) Alva W. Nichols 612 0.11% Scattering 19 0.00% 9,530 1.76% 541,767 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -24.34% Results by county Hillsdale County voted Democratic for the first time since 1852, making Warner the first Republican to lose that county since the party's establishment. This was the only election between 1890 and 1932 in which Muskegon County voted Democratic. This was also the first time since its organization in 1859 that Muskegon County failed to back the winning candidate. County Fred M. WarnerRepublican Lawton T. HemansDemocratic John W. GrayProhibition Alexander M. StirtonSocialist Archie McInnisSocialist Labor Alva W. NicholsIndependence Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona79273.88%20519.12%262.43%484.48%10.09%00.00%58754.76%1,072Alger97173.45%27120.50%211.59%513.86%20.15%60.45%70052.95%1,322Allegan4,45155.24%3,23040.08%2503.10%1101.37%100.12%70.09%1,22115.15%8,058Alpena2,10460.18%1,25035.76%300.86%1083.09%20.06%20.06%85424.43%3,496Antrim1,69561.04%92933.45%953.42%491.76%40.14%50.18%76627.58%2,777Arenac97150.00%84943.72%522.68%683.50%20.10%00.00%1226.28%1,942Baraga75668.98%30527.83%191.73%131.19%10.09%20.18%45141.15%1,096Barry2,49044.06%2,90751.44%2294.05%160.28%60.11%30.05%-417-7.38%5,651Bay5,90551.14%5,10744.23%1631.41%3312.87%240.21%170.15%7986.91%11,547Benzie1,21653.08%81435.53%1898.25%652.84%50.22%20.09%40217.55%2,291Berrien6,52051.87%5,51843.90%2231.77%2421.93%240.19%420.33%1,0027.97%12,570"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBranch2,83643.85%3,34351.69%1772.74%901.39%120.19%90.14%-507-7.84%6,467Calhoun4,95140.42%6,32051.60%3833.13%4773.89%790.64%390.32%-1,369-11.18%12,249Cass2,54043.51%3,04152.09%1342.30%1061.82%80.14%90.15%-501-8.58%5,838Charlevoix2,24360.90%1,13330.76%1333.61%1554.21%80.22%110.30%1,11030.14%3,683Cheboygan1,78849.01%1,66145.53%1153.15%721.97%70.19%50.14%1273.48%3,648Chippewa2,11455.07%1,57340.97%1142.97%340.89%10.03%30.08%54114.09%3,839Clare1,13057.24%78839.92%402.03%140.71%20.10%00.00%34217.33%1,974Clinton2,15836.89%3,54460.58%1312.24%110.19%40.07%20.03%-1,386-23.69%5,850Crawford47154.20%37042.58%101.15%182.07%00.00%00.00%10111.62%869Delta3,16470.14%1,19226.42%701.55%661.46%110.24%80.18%1,97243.72%4,511Dickinson2,46374.55%59417.98%1855.60%391.18%170.51%60.18%1,86956.57%3,304Eaton2,63933.67%4,95163.17%1792.28%590.75%60.08%40.05%-2,312-29.50%7,838Emmet2,05955.22%1,28134.35%2095.60%1784.77%00.00%20.05%77820.86%3,729Genesee5,33447.50%5,19446.26%4443.95%2372.11%140.12%60.05%1401.25%11,229Gladwin1,02962.48%55033.39%402.43%241.46%30.18%10.06%47929.08%1,647Gogebic2,15169.63%72623.50%1494.82%521.68%60.19%50.16%1,42546.13%3,089Grand Traverse2,22551.85%1,93745.14%1032.40%210.49%20.05%30.07%2886.71%4,291Gratiot3,20947.56%3,36349.84%1442.13%250.37%10.01%50.07%-154-2.28%6,747Hillsdale2,46334.02%4,47561.81%2673.69%260.36%20.03%70.10%-2,012-27.79%7,240Houghton8,56867.18%3,10224.32%6965.46%3652.86%90.07%130.10%5,46642.86%12,754"one"Huron3,38163.17%1,77533.17%1432.67%470.88%50.09%10.02%1,60630.01%5,352Ingham3,19425.45%8,70269.34%5074.04%1150.92%00.00%170.14%-5,508-43.89%12,550Includes 15 Scattering votesIonia3,54442.17%4,37952.10%4024.78%630.75%70.08%100.12%-835-9.93%8,405Iosco97049.92%93047.86%341.75%70.36%10.05%10.05%402.06%1,943Iron2,03784.49%29212.11%441.82%200.83%40.17%140.58%1,74572.38%2,411Isabella2,42748.29%2,45048.75%1162.31%310.62%00.00%20.04%-23-0.46%5,026Jackson3,24026.00%8,84370.95%2812.25%840.67%80.06%70.06%-5,603-44.96%12,463Kalamazoo4,93141.03%6,26752.14%4253.54%3603.00%180.15%180.15%-1,336-11.12%12,019Kalkaska95156.47%60936.16%824.87%392.32%20.12%10.06%34220.31%1,684Kent9,97933.03%18,83762.36%6092.02%7182.38%520.17%130.04%-8,858-29.32%30,208Keweenaw1,00888.89%807.05%191.68%252.20%20.18%00.00%92881.83%1,134Lake62063.33%32032.69%131.33%232.35%30.31%00.00%30030.64%979Lapeer3,02955.82%2,07238.19%2945.42%280.52%00.00%30.06%95717.64%5,426Leelanau97751.31%84944.59%613.20%150.79%10.05%10.05%1286.72%1,904Lenawee4,55838.91%6,47155.24%6385.45%350.30%100.09%30.03%-1,913-16.33%11,715Livingston1,93635.75%3,23859.80%2224.10%120.22%30.06%40.07%-1,302-24.04%5,415Luce33466.67%13226.35%326.39%10.20%00.00%20.40%20240.32%501Mackinac1,02852.48%90346.09%160.82%80.41%10.05%30.15%1256.38%1,959Macomb3,93349.80%3,70946.97%2242.84%280.35%20.03%10.01%2242.84%7,897Manistee2,09943.83%2,45851.33%1042.17%1142.38%30.06%110.23%-359-7.50%4,789Marquette5,10467.94%1,83224.39%2483.30%3034.03%170.23%80.11%3,27243.56%7,512Mason2,23756.89%1,51038.40%1363.46%421.07%30.08%40.10%72718.49%3,932Mecosta2,28854.58%1,70240.60%1403.34%551.31%20.05%50.12%58613.98%4,192Menominee2,90366.34%1,27529.14%1142.61%651.49%80.18%110.25%1,62837.20%4,376Midland1,71256.78%1,22240.53%441.46%361.19%00.00%10.03%49016.25%3,015Missaukee1,45268.75%58727.79%482.27%180.85%30.14%40.19%86540.96%2,112Monroe3,53444.51%4,14152.16%2172.73%440.55%00.00%30.04%-607-7.65%7,939Montcalm3,66655.42%2,63839.88%1832.77%981.48%00.00%300.45%1,02815.54%6,615Montmorency52467.53%24030.93%40.52%70.90%00.00%10.13%28436.60%776Muskegon3,28444.14%3,77450.73%1371.84%2233.00%110.15%110.15%-490-6.59%7,440Newaygo2,29559.16%1,39135.86%1353.48%491.26%80.21%10.03%90423.30%3,879Oakland5,28849.02%5,03346.66%3623.36%840.78%80.07%120.11%2552.36%10,787Oceana2,11258.72%1,19733.28%2276.31%501.39%100.28%10.03%91525.44%3,597Ogemaw1,08360.33%60833.87%814.51%211.17%10.06%10.06%47526.46%1,795Ontonagon1,17767.18%49528.25%211.20%472.68%40.23%80.46%68238.93%1,752Osceola2,11857.65%1,40938.35%1173.18%50.14%120.33%110.30%70919.30%3,674Includes 2 Scattering votesOscoda31669.30%12828.07%91.97%30.66%00.00%00.00%18841.23%456Otsego72560.52%43135.98%292.42%100.83%10.08%20.17%29424.54%1,198Ottawa4,42251.50%3,69443.02%2562.98%1952.27%90.10%100.12%7288.48%8,586Presque Isle1,61176.82%41219.65%190.91%532.53%00.00%20.10%1,19957.18%2,097Roscommon38160.96%21334.08%142.24%152.40%00.00%20.32%16826.88%625Saginaw5,88433.90%10,57360.91%2921.68%5213.00%660.38%220.13%-4,689-27.01%17,358Sanilac3,68560.45%2,04333.51%3235.30%410.67%10.02%30.05%1,64226.94%6,096Schoolcraft1,35078.44%31718.42%392.27%110.64%20.12%20.12%1,03360.02%1,721Shiawassee2,98841.00%3,70050.78%4706.45%1171.61%80.11%40.05%-712-9.77%7,287St. Clair6,06551.42%5,11043.33%3362.85%2512.13%220.19%100.08%9558.10%11,794St. Joseph2,92944.89%3,37051.65%1432.19%620.95%00.00%210.32%-441-6.76%6,525Tuscola3,68457.13%2,33836.26%3795.88%420.65%40.06%10.02%1,34620.87%6,448Van Buren3,62350.12%3,26545.17%1892.61%1111.54%90.12%310.43%3584.95%7,228Washtenaw3,16829.58%7,12666.54%3283.06%630.59%150.14%100.09%-3,958-36.96%10,710Wayne40,45650.70%35,71444.75%1,5401.93%1,8352.30%2190.27%380.05%4,7425.94%79,802Wexford2,49561.68%1,28431.74%2265.59%270.67%70.17%60.15%1,21129.94%4,045Total262,14148.39%252,61146.63%16,0922.97%9,4471.74%8450.16%6120.11%9,5301.76%541,767 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Barry Branch Calhoun Clinton Eaton Gratiot Hillsdale Ingham Ionia Isabella Jackson Kalamazoo Kent Lenawee Livingston Manistee Monroe Muskegon Saginaw Shiawassee St. Joseph Washtenaw Notes References 1908 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1908 in the United States