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Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1880 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1878 Michigan gubernatorial election 1878 1882 Michigan gubernatorial election 1882 November 2, 1880 File:David H. Jerome.png 150x150px David Jerome Republican Party (United States) 178,945 50.66% File:Frederick M. Holloway.png Frederick M. Holloway Democratic Party (United States) 137,702 38.99% 3x4.svg David Woodman Greenback Party 35,123 9.94% 1880 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsJerome: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Holloway: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #3933E5 80–90%No data/vote: #808080 Governor Charles Croswell Republican Party (United States) David Jerome Republican Party (United States)
The 1880 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880. Republican nominee David Jerome defeated Democratic nominee Frederick M. Holloway with 50.66% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Frederick M. Holloway, Democratic
David Jerome, Republican
Other candidates
Isaac W. McKeever, Prohibition
Cornelius Quick, American Labor
David Woodman, Greenback
Results
1880 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Second day of November, A.D. 1880 for State OfficersJenney William Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881 1881 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 201-203 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015060789180&view=1up&seq=215 2 June 2026 Vote for Governor, 1854-1880Imperfect votes have been assigned to their respective intended candidates. Certified totals: Jerome 178,944; Holloway 137,671; Woodman 31,085; McKeever 1,114; Quick 220; Imperfect 4,154; Scattering 12; Blank 5.
Republican Party (United States)
David Jerome
178,945
50.66%
+5.97%
Democratic Party (United States)
Frederick M. Holloway
137,702
38.99%
+11.21%
Greenback Party
David Woodman
35,123
9.94%
-16.31%
Prohibition Party
Isaac W. McKeever
1,198
0.34%
-0.92%
#FF6347
American Labor
Cornelius Quick
220
0.06%
Scattering
12
0.00%
Blank
5
0.00%
41,243
11.68%
353,205
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
-5.23%
Results by county
County David JeromeRepublican Frederick M. HollowayDemocratic David WoodmanGreenback Isaac W. McKeeverProhibition Cornelius QuickLabor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona37357.83%26340.78%91.40%00.00%00.00%11017.05%645Allegan4,65255.88%2,38328.62%1,22614.73%50.06%590.71%2,26927.26%8,325Alpena95852.26%83645.61%392.13%00.00%00.00%1226.66%1,833Antrim59261.09%15616.10%22022.70%10.10%00.00%372"JeromeWoodman" Jerome's margin over Woodman38.39%969Baraga16541.35%23258.15%00.00%20.50%00.00%-67-16.79%399Barry3,05648.76%1,02816.40%2,13734.10%310.49%150.24%919"JeromeWoodman"14.66%6,267Bay2,36736.72%2,43437.76%1,64525.52%00.00%00.00%-67-1.04%6,446Benzie44858.26%17823.15%14118.34%00.00%20.26%27035.11%769Berrien4,43851.51%3,61441.95%5456.33%120.14%60.07%8249.56%8,615Branch4,05958.51%1,28118.47%1,58222.81%120.17%30.04%2,477"JeromeWoodman"35.70%6,937Calhoun5,11455.63%3,15634.33%8919.69%310.34%10.01%1,95821.30%9,193Cass2,84152.05%2,21640.60%3967.26%50.09%00.00%62511.45%5,458Charlevoix77766.70%28724.64%988.41%30.26%00.00%49042.06%1,165Cheboygan59847.96%55044.11%997.94%00.00%00.00%483.85%1,247Chippewa37550.68%36349.05%20.27%00.00%00.00%121.62%740Clare47051.93%38442.43%515.64%00.00%00.00%869.50%905Clinton3,20546.73%2,81341.01%82612.04%110.16%40.06%3925.72%6,859Crawford18252.45%14040.35%257.20%00.00%00.00%4212.10%347Delta64656.52%49142.96%60.52%00.00%00.00%15513.56%1,143Eaton4,13553.19%2,66234.24%86511.13%1121.44%00.00%1,47318.95%7,774Emmet81957.15%49434.47%1188.23%20.14%00.00%32522.68%1,433Genesee4,87554.19%3,11934.67%92510.28%670.74%100.11%1,75619.52%8,996Gladwin16740.63%23757.66%71.70%00.00%00.00%-70-17.03%411Grand Traverse1,35073.09%42623.06%713.84%00.00%00.00%92450.03%1,847Gratiot2,52350.42%1,48329.64%98819.74%70.14%30.06%1,04020.78%5,004Hillsdale4,75557.90%2,13526.00%1,29015.71%270.33%50.06%2,62031.90%8,212Houghton1,95957.55%1,43742.22%00.00%80.24%00.00%52215.33%3,404Huron1,63454.63%1,28943.10%391.30%290.97%00.00%34511.53%2,991Ingham3,91946.49%3,39140.23%1,08512.87%330.39%10.01%5286.26%8,429Ionia4,11951.15%2,54831.64%1,31716.36%550.68%130.16%1,57119.51%8,052Iosco78258.93%54040.69%50.38%00.00%00.00%24218.24%1,327Isabella1,44856.41%99338.68%1244.83%20.08%00.00%45517.72%2,567Jackson4,32942.31%3,87037.82%1,89318.50%1291.26%110.11%4594.49%10,232Kalamazoo4,35754.07%3,15039.09%5486.80%20.02%10.01%1,20714.98%8,058Kalkaska49571.22%17024.46%304.32%00.00%00.00%32546.76%695Kent7,87747.68%5,62534.05%2,93417.76%680.41%170.10%2,25213.63%16,521Keweenaw57967.72%27432.05%00.00%00.00%00.00%30535.67%855"two" Includes 2 scattering votesLake56466.20%28132.98%50.59%20.23%00.00%28333.22%852Lapeer3,39754.66%2,62942.30%1702.74%150.24%40.06%76812.36%6,215Leelanau63549.61%56343.98%826.41%00.00%00.00%725.63%1,280Lenawee6,35251.79%5,32543.42%3793.09%1991.62%90.07%1,0278.37%12,264Livingston2,85148.00%2,82347.53%2384.01%110.19%170.29%280.47%5,940Mackinac14532.81%29767.19%00.00%00.00%00.00%-152-34.39%442Macomb3,08746.99%3,26649.71%1932.94%220.33%10.02%-179-2.72%6,570Includes 1 scattering voteManistee1,13849.52%91739.90%23910.40%40.17%00.00%2219.62%2,298Manitou3419.65%13980.35%00.00%00.00%00.00%-105-60.69%173Marquette2,35362.98%1,34836.08%140.37%210.56%00.00%1,00526.90%3,736Mason1,24358.99%79137.54%733.46%00.00%00.00%45221.45%2,107Mecosta1,51855.30%97935.66%2489.03%00.00%00.00%53919.64%2,745Menominee1,27056.10%98843.64%40.18%20.09%00.00%28212.46%2,264Midland76750.20%40726.64%34622.64%70.46%10.07%36023.56%1,528Missaukee26462.26%12429.25%368.49%00.00%00.00%14033.02%424Monroe3,10443.67%3,75952.88%2333.28%20.03%100.14%-655-9.21%7,108Montcalm4,09753.19%2,86937.25%7279.44%50.06%00.00%1,22815.94%7,702Includes 4 scattering votesMuskegon2,66855.06%1,79537.04%3827.88%10.02%00.00%87318.01%4,846Newaygo1,40742.92%84025.63%1,02031.12%110.34%00.00%387"JeromeWoodman"11.80%3,278Oakland5,30448.78%5,21247.94%2942.70%560.52%70.06%920.85%10,873Oceana1,40156.93%54222.02%49119.95%251.02%20.08%85934.90%2,461Ogemaw26351.47%18936.99%5911.55%00.00%00.00%7414.48%511Ontonagon21746.07%22848.41%255.31%10.21%00.00%-11-2.34%471Osceola1,18064.13%61433.37%231.25%221.20%10.05%56630.76%1,840Otsego32450.86%22234.85%8212.87%91.41%00.00%10216.01%637Ottawa3,19651.55%2,12934.34%86713.98%80.13%00.00%1,06717.21%6,200Presque Isle21459.28%14740.72%00.00%00.00%00.00%6718.56%361Roscommon35534.77%57656.42%908.81%00.00%00.00%-221-21.65%1,021Saginaw4,99445.02%5,50649.63%5805.23%130.12%00.00%-512-4.62%11,093Sanilac2,19258.88%1,33135.75%1985.32%20.05%00.00%86123.13%3,723Schoolcraft15879.40%4120.60%00.00%00.00%00.00%11758.79%199Shiawassee3,22849.73%2,07331.94%1,16017.87%290.45%10.02%1,15517.79%6,491St. Clair4,08648.56%3,57042.42%7488.89%60.07%00.00%5166.13%8,415Includes 5 blank votesSt. Joseph3,06247.31%2,01431.12%1,38721.43%10.02%50.08%1,04816.19%6,472Includes 3 scattering votesTuscola2,97460.86%1,57932.31%3256.65%90.18%00.00%1,39528.55%4,887Van Buren3,98855.36%2,10029.15%1,09215.16%150.21%90.12%1,88826.21%7,204Washtenaw4,46344.92%5,13551.69%3073.09%280.28%20.02%-672-6.76%9,935Wayne13,94343.68%17,24254.02%7152.24%180.06%00.00%-3,299-10.34%31,920"two"Wexford1,07164.95%46428.14%1146.91%00.00%00.00%60736.81%1,649Total178,94550.66%137,70238.99%35,1239.94%1,1980.34%2200.06%41,24311.68%353,205
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Alcona
Alpena
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Livingston
Manistee
Oakland
Ogemaw
Counties that flipped from Greenback to Republican
Barry
Jackson
Kent
Newaygo
St. Joseph
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Gladwin
Washtenaw
Counties that flipped from Greenback to Democratic
Bay
Notes
References
1880
Michigan
Gubernatorial
Category:November 1880 in the United States