1886 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1886 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1884 Michigan gubernatorial election 1884 1888 Michigan gubernatorial election 1888 November 2, 1886 File:Cyrus Luce 1900.png 150x150px Cyrus G. Luce Republican Party (United States) 181,474 47.65% File:George L. Yaple (Michigan Congressman).jpg George L. Yaple Democratic Party (United States) Greenback Party 174,042 45.69% File:Samuel Dickie.png Samuel Dickie Prohibition Party 25,326 6.65% 1886 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLuce: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Yaple: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor Russell A. Alger Republican Party (United States) Cyrus G. Luce Republican Party (United States) The 1886 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Republican nominee Cyrus G. Luce defeated Fusion candidate George L. Yaple with 47.65% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Cyrus G. Luce, Republican George L. Yaple, DemocraticYaple ran under a fusion ticket between the Democrats and the Greenbackers.August 26, 1886 True Northerner 4 The True Northerner https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-true-northerner-true-northerner/133728599/ Newspapers.com October 19, 2023 Other candidates Samuel Dickie, Prohibition Results 1886 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. 1886 for GovernorOsmun Gilbert R. Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1887-1888 1887 Thorp & Godfrey, State Printers and Binders Lansing 494-496 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073066634&view=1up&seq=554 3 June 2026 Vote on Governor, 1854-1886The Michigan Almanac 1887 1887 The Tribune Printing Company Detroit 63 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071130341&seq=65 3 June 2026McPherson Edward The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1887 1887 The Tribune Association New York 64 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014517270&seq=432 3 June 2026 Republican Party (United States) Cyrus G. Luce 181,474 47.65% -0.02% #79CDCD Fusion George L. Yaple 174,042 45.69% -0.99% Prohibition Party Samuel Dickie 25,326Includes 147 votes in Wexford that were listed separately for "Samuel F. Dickie". 6.65% +1.10% Scattering 37 0.01% Blank 6 0.00% 7,432 1.95% 380,885 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +0.96% Results by county Menominee County, Missaukee County, and Otsego County voted Democratic for the first time ever in this election, while Iosco County voted Democratic for the first time since 1862. After this election, Chippewa County would not vote Democratic again until 1912, Midland County not again until 1914, and Menominee County would not vote Democratic again until 1932. County Cyrus G. LuceRepublican George L. YapleFusion Samuel DickieProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alcona35654.43%29745.41%10.15%599.02%654Alger24767.86%9526.10%226.04%15241.76%364Allegan3,67149.18%2,93439.30%86011.52%7379.87%7,465Alpena1,11944.85%1,25750.38%1194.77%-138-5.53%2,495Antrim90660.64%52234.94%644.28%38425.70%1,494"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesArenac26231.72%55166.71%131.57%-289-34.99%826Baraga34948.95%35850.21%60.84%-9-1.26%713Barry2,67545.80%2,56543.92%60010.27%1101.88%5,840Bay2,95739.71%4,30557.82%1822.44%-1,348-18.10%7,446"two"Benzie52150.58%40639.42%10310.00%11511.17%1,030Berrien4,26249.65%3,78844.13%5346.22%4745.52%8,584Branch3,52551.49%2,76740.42%5538.08%75811.07%6,846"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteCalhoun4,14548.49%3,43940.23%96411.28%7068.26%8,549Includes 1 Blank voteCass2,57647.39%2,47845.58%3806.99%981.80%5,436Includes 1 Scattering vote and 1 Blank voteCharlevoix1,04452.89%77339.16%1577.95%27113.73%1,974Cheboygan71439.69%1,03157.31%543.00%-317-17.62%1,799Chippewa67744.34%81653.44%342.23%-139-9.10%1,527Clare50942.81%64153.91%393.28%-132-11.10%1,189Clinton2,99646.78%2,95346.10%4567.12%430.67%6,405Crawford26850.00%25347.20%142.61%152.80%536"one"Delta92154.79%73543.72%191.13%18611.06%1,681Includes 6 Scattering votesEaton3,90347.77%3,37741.33%89010.89%5266.44%8,170Emmet79345.37%82747.31%1287.32%-34-1.95%1,748Genesee4,51752.27%3,02134.96%1,10412.77%1,49617.31%8,642Gladwin29758.12%17434.05%407.83%12324.07%511Grand Traverse1,32862.49%62429.36%1738.14%70433.13%2,125Gratiot2,91249.88%2,60344.59%3235.53%3095.29%5,838Hillsdale4,36855.66%2,77435.35%7069.00%1,59420.31%7,848Houghton2,29854.90%1,84444.05%441.05%45410.85%4,186Huron1,51341.51%1,73047.46%40211.03%-217-5.95%3,645Ingham3,69842.60%4,07746.97%90510.43%-379-4.37%8,680Ionia3,57244.68%3,91548.97%5076.34%-343-4.29%7,995"one"Iosco89539.96%1,08548.44%26011.61%-190-8.48%2,240Iron79762.71%47437.29%00.00%32325.41%1,271Isabella1,65949.05%1,59947.28%1243.67%601.77%3,382Jackson4,75447.54%4,40644.06%8398.39%3483.48%10,000"one"Kalamazoo4,29350.93%3,56642.31%5706.76%7278.62%8,429Kalkaska59060.64%30231.04%818.32%28829.60%973Kent7,76343.21%8,67048.26%1,5318.52%-907-5.05%17,964Keweenaw39867.92%18731.91%10.17%21136.01%586Lake87750.64%71641.34%1398.03%1619.30%1,732Lapeer2,88850.83%2,45043.12%3446.05%4387.71%5,682Leelanau66655.69%48940.89%413.43%17714.80%1,196Lenawee5,52347.53%5,01043.12%1,0879.35%5134.41%11,620Livingston2,45942.79%2,78448.45%5038.75%-325-5.66%5,746Mackinac49043.63%59152.63%423.74%-101-8.99%1,123Macomb2,46942.93%3,01652.44%2664.63%-547-9.51%5,751Manistee1,19837.63%1,74454.77%2427.60%-546-17.15%3,184Manitou2223.40%7276.60%00.00%-50-53.19%94Marquette3,11865.68%1,59933.68%300.63%1,51932.00%4,747Mason1,30453.27%1,09144.57%532.17%2138.70%2,448Mecosta2,04954.19%1,44438.19%2887.62%60516.00%3,781Menominee1,68743.57%2,11354.57%721.86%-426-11.00%3,872Midland1,03345.11%1,12549.13%1325.76%-92-4.02%2,290Missaukee43244.31%51052.31%333.38%-78-8.00%975Monroe2,54743.07%3,09552.33%2724.60%-548-9.27%5,914Montcalm3,59548.74%3,28544.54%4956.71%3104.20%7,376"one"Montmorency12743.20%15753.40%103.40%-30-10.20%294Muskegon3,13749.38%2,82444.45%3906.14%3134.93%6,353"two"Newaygo1,84448.68%1,69644.77%2486.55%1483.91%3,788Oakland4,64745.60%4,84247.51%6886.75%-195-1.91%10,191Includes 14 Scattering votesOceana1,28043.90%1,13538.92%50017.15%1454.97%2,916"one"Ogemaw52048.55%50046.69%514.76%201.87%1,071Ontonagon82451.82%76548.11%00.00%593.71%1,590"one"Osceola1,23455.91%65729.77%31614.32%57726.14%2,207Oscoda23847.22%26452.38%20.40%-26-5.16%504Otsego41341.47%46446.59%11911.95%-51-5.12%996Ottawa3,42353.58%2,63941.31%3265.10%78412.27%6,388Presque Isle42054.62%34044.21%91.17%8010.40%769Roscommon27445.51%32754.32%10.17%-53-8.80%602Saginaw5,44743.63%6,72353.85%3152.52%-1,276-10.22%12,485Sanilac2,31251.99%1,83241.20%3036.81%48010.79%4,447Schoolcraft54250.84%52449.16%00.00%181.69%1,066Shiawassee3,03445.54%2,83442.53%79511.93%2003.00%6,663St. Clair4,07445.70%4,36849.00%4695.26%-294-3.30%8,915Includes 4 Blank votesSt. Joseph3,06847.78%3,18749.63%1662.59%-119-1.85%6,421Tuscola3,09252.67%2,36940.36%4096.97%72312.32%5,870Van Buren3,98355.59%2,69337.59%4896.82%1,29018.00%7,165Washtenaw3,62839.61%4,71851.51%8148.89%-1,090-11.90%9,160Wayne15,39244.79%18,04952.53%9182.67%-2,657-7.73%34,362Includes 3 Scattering votesWexford1,11654.57%78238.24%1477.19%33416.33%2,045Total181,47447.65%174,04245.69%25,3266.65%7,4321.95%380,885 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Barry Berrien Cass Clinton Gratiot Jackson Newaygo Shiawassee Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Alpena Baraga Chippewa Iosco Menominee Midland Missaukee Oscoda Otsego Roscommon Notes References 1886 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1886 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose