1839 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1837 Michigan gubernatorial election 1837 1841 Michigan gubernatorial election 1841 November 4–5, 1839 x150px William Woodbridge Whig Party (United States) 18,195 51.56% x150px Elon Farnsworth Democratic Party (United States) 17,037 48.28% 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsWoodbridge: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% Farnsworth: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor Stevens T. Mason Democratic Party (United States) William Woodbridge Whig Party (United States) The 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 4, 1839, to November 5, 1839. Whig nominee William Woodbridge defeated Democratic nominee Elon Farnsworth with 51.56% of the vote. This was the most recent election in which neither a Republican or Democrat won. General election Candidates Major party candidates William Woodbridge, Whig Elon Farnsworth, Democratic Results 1839 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, 1839 Election CanvassDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland & Company, Inc. Jefferson, North Carolina 121 https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/119/mode/2up 27 May 2026 Whig Party (United States) William Woodbridge 18,195 51.56% +3.22% Democratic Party (United States) Elon Farnsworth 17,037 48.28% -1.55% Scattering 55 0.16% 1,158 3.28% 35,287 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +4.77% Results By County No votes were recorded in the following organized counties: Genesee, Livingston, and St. Clair. County William WoodbridgeWhig Elon FarnsworthDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan21753.45%18946.55%00.00%286.90%406Barry11356.50%8743.50%00.00%2613.00%200Berrien46254.23%38945.66%10.12%738.57%852Branch38244.42%47555.23%30.35%-93-10.81%860Calhoun1,06450.21%1,05249.65%30.14%120.57%2,119Cass50351.86%46748.14%00.00%363.71%970Chippewa2234.38%4265.63%00.00%-20-31.25%64Clinton11946.12%13953.88%00.00%-20-7.75%258Eaton21758.65%15341.35%00.00%6417.30%370Hillsdale66754.05%53543.35%322.59%13210.70%1,234Houghton57847.69%63352.23%10.08%-55-4.54%1,212Ingham19450.26%19049.22%20.52%41.04%386Ionia19547.10%21852.66%10.24%-23-5.56%414Jackson1,33157.77%96942.06%40.17%36215.71%2,304Kalamazoo87957.30%65542.70%00.00%22414.60%1,534Kent22844.02%28855.60%20.39%-60-11.58%518Lapeer39654.40%33245.60%00.00%648.79%728Lenawee1,69450.76%1,64049.15%30.09%541.62%3,337Mackinac4144.09%5255.91%00.00%-11-11.83%93Macomb80750.66%78649.34%00.00%211.32%1,593Monroe75544.67%93355.21%20.12%-178-10.53%1,690Oakland1,96551.97%1,81648.03%00.00%1493.94%3,781Ottawa2431.17%5368.83%00.00%-29-37.66%77Saginaw6041.96%8358.04%00.00%-23-16.08%143Shiawassee19860.55%12939.45%00.00%6921.10%327St. Joseph58145.07%70854.93%00.00%-127-9.85%1,289Van Buren15347.81%16752.19%00.00%-14-4.38%320Washtenaw2,35256.15%1,83643.83%10.02%51612.32%4,189Wayne1,99849.71%2,02150.29%00.00%-23-0.57%4,019Total18,19551.56%17,03748.28%550.16%1,1583.28%35,287 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Calhoun Hillsdale Lenawee Oakland Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Saginaw Wayne References 1839 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1839