1862 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1862 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1860 Michigan gubernatorial election 1860 1864 Michigan gubernatorial election 1864 November 4, 1862 x150px Austin Blair Republican Party (United States) 68,716 52.51% x150px Byron G. Stout Democratic Party (United States) 62,102 47.46% 1862 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Blair: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Stout: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor Austin Blair Republican Party (United States) Austin Blair Republican Party (United States) The 1862 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1862. Incumbent Republican Austin Blair defeated Democratic nominee Byron G. Stout with 52.51% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Austin Blair, Republican Byron G. Stout, Democratic Results 1862 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan at the General Election held in the said State of Michigan on Tuesday the fourth day of November A.D. 1862State Canvassers' Statement of Votes given for Gov. and Lieut. Gov. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016318/1862-12-17/ed-1/?sp=1 31 May 2026 Lansing State Republican 8 35 John A. Kerr & Co. 17 December 1862 Lansing 1The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1863 1863 The Tribune Association New York 61 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t9v129v9d&seq=303 31 May 2026 Republican Party (United States) Austin Blair (inc.) 68,716 52.51% -4.12% Democratic Party (United States) Byron G. Stout 62,102 47.46% +4.10% ImperfectThese are ballots that were intended for the main candidates but contained misspellings. The canvass does not list specific variations, it just groups these votes together. 24 0.02% Scattering 16 0.01% 6,614 5.05% 130,858 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -8.22% Results by county No votes were recorded in Delta County and Manitou County. County Austin BlairRepublican Byron G. StoutDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan1,46751.38%1,38648.55%812.84%2,855"itwo" Includes 2 Imperfect votesAlpena7481.32%1415.38%6065.93%91Includes 3 Imperfect votesAllegan1,64961.58%1,02938.42%62023.15%2,678Bay25639.63%39060.37%-134-20.74%646Berrien1,86447.26%2,07652.64%-212-5.38%3,944Includes 4 Scattering votesBranch2,41462.90%1,42437.10%99025.79%3,838Calhoun3,19858.34%2,28341.65%91516.69%5,482"ione" Includes 1 Imperfect voteCass1,42449.21%1,46850.73%-44-1.52%2,894"itwo"Cheboygan817.39%3882.61%-30-65.22%46Chippewa3324.63%10175.37%-68-50.75%134Clinton1,25150.73%1,21449.23%371.50%2,466"sone" Includes 1 Scattering voteEaton1,66856.75%1,27043.21%39813.54%2,939"sone"Emmet9441.78%13158.22%-37-16.44%225Genesee2,40157.21%1,79642.79%60514.42%4,197Grand Traverse51883.41%10316.59%41566.83%621Gratiot52462.09%32037.91%20424.17%844Hillsdale3,21366.73%1,60033.23%1,61333.50%4,815"itwo"Houghton12524.04%39575.96%-270-51.92%520Huron26250.68%24948.16%132.51%517Includes 6 Imperfect votesIngham1,64548.03%1,78051.97%-135-3.94%3,425Ionia1,95864.28%1,08835.72%87028.56%3,046Iosco924.32%2875.68%-19-51.35%37Isabella19673.41%7126.59%12546.82%267Jackson2,61349.76%2,63850.24%-25-0.48%5,251Kalamazoo2,75257.71%2,01442.23%73815.47%4,769Includes 3 Scattering votesKent3,09054.07%2,62545.93%4658.14%5,715Keweenaw8851.46%8348.54%52.92%171Lapeer1,32554.21%1,11945.79%2068.43%2,444Lenawee4,06953.97%3,46645.97%6038.00%7,540Includes 3 Imperfect votes and 2 Scattering votesLivingston1,63346.42%1,88553.58%-252-7.16%3,518Mackinac2321.90%8278.10%-59-56.19%105Macomb1,90349.93%1,90650.01%-3-0.08%3,811Includes 1 Imperfect vote and 1 Scattering voteManistee6451.61%6048.39%43.23%124Marquette10861.02%6838.42%4022.60%177"ione"Mason10383.74%2016.26%8367.48%123Mecosta 10376.87%3123.13%7253.73%134Midland13573.37%4926.63%8646.74%184Monroe1,40639.88%2,11960.10%-713-20.22%3,526"sone"Montcalm45156.59%34643.41%10513.17%797Muskegon47971.60%19028.40%28943.20%669Newaygo37569.32%16630.68%20938.63%541Oakland3,36848.36%3,59451.60%-226-3.24%6,965Includes 1 Imperfect vote and 2 Scattering votesOceana23259.49%15840.51%7418.97%390Ontonagon10139.15%15760.85%-56-21.71%258Ottawa99345.03%1,21254.97%-219-9.93%2,205Saginaw1,10644.92%1,35555.04%-249-10.11%2,462"ione"Sanilac51467.28%25032.72%26434.55%764Shiawassee1,22950.97%1,18148.98%481.99%2,411"ione"St. Clair1,66045.74%1,96954.26%-309-8.51%3,629St. Joseph2,30656.23%1,79443.75%51212.48%4,101"sone"Tuscola71569.35%31630.65%39938.70%1,031Van Buren1,80957.61%1,33142.39%47815.22%3,140Washtenaw3,14247.11%3,52752.89%-385-5.77%6,669Wayne4,57042.68%6,13757.32%-1,567-14.64%10,707Total68,71652.51%62,10247.46%6,6145.05%130,858 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Isabella Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Berrien Cass Ingham Jackson Livingston Macomb Monroe Oakland Ontonagon Ottawa Saginaw St. Clair Washtenaw Wayne Notes References 1862 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1862 in the United States