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1841 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election 1839 1843 Michigan gubernatorial election 1843 November 1–2, 1841 x150px John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States) 20,993 55.65% x150px Philo C. Fuller Whig Party (United States) 15,449 40.95% 1841 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBarry: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% Fuller: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor James Wright Gordon Whig Party (United States) John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States)
The 1841 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 1, 1841, to November 2, 1841. Democratic nominee John S. Barry defeated Whig nominee Philo C. Fuller with 55.65% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
John S. Barry, Democratic
Philo C. Fuller, Whig
Other candidates
Jabez S. Fitch, Liberty
Results
1841 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, 1841 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
Democratic Party (United States)
John S. Barry
20,993
55.65%
+7.37%
Whig Party (United States)
Philo C. Fuller
15,449
40.95%
-10.61%
Liberty Party (United States, 1840)
Jabez S. Fitch
1,223
3.24%
Scattering
59
0.16%
5,544
14.70%
37,724
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Whig Party (United States)
+17.98%
Results By County
County John S. BarryDemocratic Philo C. FullerWhig Jabez S. FitchLiberty Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan18950.00%18849.74%00.00%10.26%378"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBarry13251.56%12147.27%31.17%114.30%256Berrien53759.80%35639.64%20.22%18120.16%898"three" Includes 3 Scattering votesBranch68566.83%33032.20%90.88%35534.63%1,025"one"Calhoun1,02052.66%82942.80%884.54%1919.86%1,937Cass55449.82%55149.55%70.63%30.27%1,112Chippewa2838.89%4461.11%00.00%-16-22.22%72Clinton19555.24%15744.48%00.00%3810.76%353"one"Eaton22143.59%26752.66%183.55%-46-9.07%507"one"Genesee35043.48%39949.57%566.96%-49-6.09%805Hillsdale75354.29%55740.16%513.68%19614.13%1,387Includes 26 Scattering votesIngham26049.24%24045.45%285.30%203.79%528Ionia26055.79%19441.63%122.58%6614.16%466Jackson1,12752.76%86240.36%1476.88%26512.41%2,136Kalamazoo70447.54%67145.31%1026.89%332.23%1,481Includes 4 Scattering votesKent33860.90%20937.66%71.26%12923.24%555"one"Lapeer40049.14%40249.39%111.35%-2-0.25%814"one"Lenawee1,88154.66%1,50943.85%481.39%37210.81%3,441"three"Livingston78461.44%45935.97%332.59%32525.47%1,276Mackinac4956.98%3743.02%00.00%1213.95%86Macomb1,03360.76%66038.82%70.41%37321.94%1,700Monroe1,11266.75%54232.53%110.66%57034.21%1,666"one"Oakland2,20056.88%1,47838.21%1904.91%72218.67%3,868Ottawa7988.76%88.99%22.25%7179.78%89Saginaw7448.37%7850.98%00.00%-4-2.61%153"one"Shiawassee20350.00%20249.75%00.00%10.25%406"one"St. Clair45957.38%34142.63%00.00%11814.75%800St. Joseph86558.56%61141.37%10.07%25417.20%1,477Van Buren24761.44%14235.32%133.23%10526.12%402Washtenaw2,01251.24%1,65942.25%2476.29%3538.99%3,927Includes 9 Scattering votesWayne2,24260.22%1,34636.15%1303.49%89624.07%3,723Includes 5 Scattering votesTotal20,99355.65%15,44940.95%1,2233.24%5,54414.70%37,724
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic
Allegan
Barry
Berrien
Calhoun
Cass
Hillsdale
Ingham
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Lenawee
Macomb
Oakland
Shiawassee
Washtenaw
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig
Chippewa
Saginaw
Notes
References
1841
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