1845 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1845 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1843 Michigan gubernatorial election 1843 1847 Michigan gubernatorial election 1847 November 4, 1845 x150px Alpheus Felch Democratic Party (United States) 20,123 50.83% x150px Stephen Vickery Whig Party (United States) 16,316 41.21% x150px James G. Birney Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 3,045 7.69% 1845 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsFelch: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Vickery: #FEE391 40–50% #FE9929 60–70%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States) Alpheus Felch Democratic Party (United States) The 1845 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1845. Democratic nominee Alpheus Felch defeated Whig nominee Stephen Vickery with 50.83% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Alpheus Felch, Democratic Stephen Vickery, Whig Other candidates James G. Birney, Liberty Results 1845 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Statement of Votes given in the several Counties of the State of Michigan for the Office of Governor of said State at the General Election held on the Fourth day of November 1845Dubin 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) Alpheus Felch 20,123 50.83% -3.83% Whig Party (United States) Stephen Vickery 16,316 41.21% +3.15% Liberty Party (United States, 1840) James G. Birney 3,045 7.69% +0.60% Scattering 90 0.23% Blank 15 0.04% 3,807 9.62% 39,589 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) -6.68% Results By County County Alpheus FelchDemocratic Stephen VickeryWhig James G. BirneyLiberty ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Allegan28149.47%27448.24%122.11%10.18%71.23%568Barry25452.92%20642.92%1193.96%00.00%4810.00%480"one" Includes 1 Blank votesBerrien66059.57%42238.09%262.35%00.00%23821.48%1,108Branch70661.55%35931.30%817.06%00.00%34730.25%1,147"one"Calhoun1,18550.79%98042.01%1596.82%90.39%2058.79%2,333Cass57048.97%51844.50%766.53%00.00%524.47%1,164Chippewa939.13%1460.87%00.00%00.00%-5-21.74%23Clinton23752.55%16235.92%5111.31%10.22%7516.63%451Eaton31543.03%35147.95%669.02%00.00%-36-4.92%732Genesee57947.38%44236.17%19916.28%20.16%13711.21%1,222Hillsdale1,02552.75%74938.55%1688.65%00.00%27614.20%1,943"one"Ingham40349.51%32539.93%8610.57%00.00%789.58%814Ionia41651.23%31438.67%819.98%10.12%10212.56%812Kalamazoo57235.59%79649.53%23714.75%00.00%-224-13.94%1,607Includes 2 Blank votesKent50051.23%43344.36%424.30%10.10%676.86%976Lapeer36149.05%29540.08%679.10%131.77%668.97%736Lenawee1,78748.57%1,70446.32%185Includes 1 vote for "J. G. Birney"5.03%30.08%832.26%3,679Livingston82358.53%46533.07%1148.11%40.28%35825.46%1,406Mackinac9986.84%1513.16%00.00%00.00%8473.68%114Macomb78853.06%55937.64%1369.16%10.07%22915.42%1,485"one"Monroe1,01970.57%40427.98%21These votes were listed separately for "J. G. Birney"1.45%00.00%61542.59%1,444Oakland1,98151.86%1,43837.64%39210.26%80.21%54314.21%3,820"one"Ottawa13668.34%4522.61%189.05%00.00%9145.73%199Saginaw8947.85%8746.77%94.84%00.00%21.08%186"one"Shiawassee23244.53%15930.52%12223.42%81.54%7314.01%521St. Clair47451.63%38341.72%566.10%50.54%919.91%918St. Joseph79051.37%68044.21%684.42%00.00%1107.15%1,538Van Buren31254.83%21337.43%447.73%00.00%9917.40%569Washtenaw1,75943.21%2,00549.25%3057.49%20.05%-246-6.04%4,071Wayne1,76149.99%1,51943.12%2055.82%310.88%2426.87%3,523Includes 7 Blank votesTotal20,12350.83%16,31641.21%3,0457.69%900.23%3,8079.62%39,589 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Allegan Cass Mackinac Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Chippewa Kalamazoo Washtenaw Notes References 1845 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1845