1847 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1847 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1845 Michigan gubernatorial election 1845 1849 Michigan gubernatorial election 1849 November 2, 1847 x150px Epaphroditus Ransom Democratic Party (United States) 24,639 53.15% x150px James M. Edmunds Whig Party (United States) 18,990 40.96% Chester Gurney Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 2,585 5.58% 1847 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsRansom: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #3933E5 80–90%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor William L. Greenly Democratic Party (United States) Epaphroditus Ransom Democratic Party (United States) The 1847 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1847. Democratic nominee Epaphroditus Ransom defeated Whig nominee James M. Edmunds with 53.15% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Epaphroditus Ransom, Democratic James M. Edmunds, WhigMichigan Historical Commission 1906 Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/BAD1054.0001.001 English University of Michigan http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html Edman to Edwarde The Political Graveyard January 26, 2021 Other candidates Chester Gurney, Liberty Results 1847 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, 1847 Election CanvassDubin 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) Epaphroditus Ransom 24,639 53.15% +2.32% Whig Party (United States) James M. Edmunds 18,990 40.96% -0.25% Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Chester Gurney 2,585 5.58% -2.12% Scattering 145 0.31% 5,649 12.19% 46,359 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) +2.57% Results By County County Epaphroditus RansomDemocratic James M. EdmundsWhig Chester GurneyLiberty ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Allegan36453.53%30745.15%81.18%10.15%578.38%680Berrien75257.85%52540.38%151.15%80.62%22717.46%1,300Branch84258.35%44831.05%1107.62%432.98%39427.30%1,443Calhoun1,48752.18%1,24643.72%1164.07%10.04%2418.46%2,850Cass81654.33%61841.15%664.39%20.13%19813.18%1,502Clinton26954.34%17936.16%295.86%183.64%9018.18%495Eaton44749.12%40043.96%636.92%00.00%475.16%910Genesee67445.48%66044.53%1489.99%00.00%140.94%1,482Hillsdale1,07550.61%90142.42%1466.87%20.09%1748.19%2,124Ingham62351.11%56246.10%322.63%20.16%615.00%1,219Ionia59754.37%43339.44%686.19%00.00%16414.94%1,098Jackson1,26948.71%1,07841.38%2569.83%20.08%1917.33%2,605Kalamazoo93245.49%83140.56%28613.96%00.00%1014.93%2,049Kent75257.10%53540.62%282.13%20.15%21716.48%1,317Lapeer37653.64%25536.38%375.28%334.71%12117.26%701Lenawee1,76249.49%1,61645.39%1795.03%30.08%1464.10%3,560Livingston1,06561.92%61835.93%352.03%20.12%44725.99%1,720Mackinac9576.00%3024.00%00.00%00.00%6552.00%125Macomb97257.75%67039.81%392.32%20.12%30217.94%1,683Monroe84566.12%37329.19%503.91%100.78%47236.93%1,278Oakland2,03653.55%1,53440.35%2316.08%10.03%50213.20%3,802Ottawa19880.82%3915.92%83.27%00.00%15964.90%245Saginaw15657.56%11442.07%10.37%00.00%4215.50%271Shiawassee32253.22%20934.55%7111.74%30.50%11318.68%605St. Clair57956.00%43542.07%191.84%10.10%14413.93%1,034St. Joseph93650.68%78442.45%1256.77%20.11%1528.23%1,847Van Buren50658.29%32036.87%414.72%10.12%18621.43%868Washtenaw1,84947.07%1,80645.98%2686.82%50.13%431.09%3,928Wayne2,04356.47%1,46440.46%1103.04%10.03%57916.00%3,618Total24,63953.15%18,99040.96%2,5855.58%1450.31%5,64912.19%46,359 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Eaton Kalamazoo Washtenaw References collapsed 1847 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1847 Category:Long stubs with short prose