1852 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1852 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1851 Michigan gubernatorial election 1851 1854 Michigan gubernatorial election 1854 November 2, 1852 Robert Mc.jpg x150px Robert McClelland Democratic Party (United States) 42,798 51.33% Zachariah Chandler.jpg x150px Zachariah Chandler Whig Party (United States) 34,660 41.57% Isaac P. Christiancy - Brady-Handy.jpg x150px Isaac P. Christiancy Free Soil Party 5,850 7.02% 1852 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcClelland: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% Chandler: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor Robert McClelland Democratic Party (United States) Robert McClelland Democratic Party (United States) The 1852 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1852. Incumbent Democrat Robert McClelland defeated Whig nominee Zachariah Chandler with 51.33% of the vote. Michigan adopted a new constitution in 1850 that shifted the year of gubernatorial election to even years, effective with this election. General election Candidates Major party candidates Robert McClelland, Democratic Zachariah Chandler, Whig Other candidates Isaac P. Christiancy, Free Soil Results 1852 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan at the General Election held on Tuesday the Second day of November A.D. 1852Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland & Company, Inc. Jefferson, North Carolina 122-123 https://archive.org/details/michael-j.-dubin-united-states-gubernatorial-elections-1776-1860-the-official-re/page/119/mode/2up 27 May 2026The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1853 1853 Greeley & McElrath New York 60 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002271756h&seq=394 28 May 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Robert McClelland (inc.) 42,798 51.33% -6.95% Whig Party (United States) Zachariah Chandler 34,660 41.57% +0.23% Free Soil Party Isaac P. Christiancy 5,850 7.02% ImperfectThese are ballots that were intended for the main candidates but contained misspellings. The canvass does not list specific variations, it just groups these votes together. 63 0.08% Scattering 5 0.01% 8,138 9.76% 83,376 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) -7.18% Results By County County Robert McClellandDemocratic Zachariah ChandlerWhig Isaac P. ChristiancyFree Soil Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan61951.80%53945.10%352.93%806.69%1,195"stwo" Includes 2 Scattering votesAllegan66153.31%48439.03%957.66%17714.27%1,240Berrien1,24454.47%1,00043.78%401.75%24410.68%2,284Branch1,39552.31%1,13142.41%1395.21%2649.90%2,667"itwo" Includes 2 Imperfect votesCalhoun1,85045.65%1,88346.46%3157.77%-33-0.81%4,053Includes 5 Imperfect votesCass1,00548.60%96946.86%522.51%361.74%2,068Includes 42 Imperfect votesChippewa4747.00%5353.00%00.00%-6-6.00%100Clinton45943.63%46944.58%12311.69%-10-0.95%1,052"one" Includes 1 Imperfect voteEaton81149.06%64238.84%20012.10%16910.22%1,653Genesee1,17944.26%1,21345.53%27110.17%-34-1.28%2,664"one"Hillsdale1,63247.99%1,41341.55%35610.47%2196.44%3,401Houghton13443.65%17155.70%20.65%-37-12.05%307Ingham95151.83%79343.22%914.96%1588.61%1,835Ionia87948.22%67336.92%27114.87%20611.30%1,823Jackson1,82445.05%1,87346.26%3508.64%-49-1.21%4,049"itwo"Kalamazoo1,31143.27%1,39245.94%32710.79%-81-2.67%3,030Kent1,543"typo" Dubin contains a typo for McClelland in this county.52.97%1,24042.57%1284.39%30310.40%2,913"stwo"Lapeer80450.95%69443.98%805.07%1106.97%1,578Lenawee2,92249.29%2,46641.60%5399.09%4567.69%5,928"one"Livingston1,43257.93%92737.50%1134.57%50520.43%2,472Mackinac29588.06%3911.64%00.00%25676.42%335"one"Macomb1,64851.53%1,10034.40%44914.04%54817.14%3,198"one"Marquette3965.00%2135.00%00.00%1830.00%60Monroe1,78862.10%93332.41%1515.24%85529.70%2,879Includes 6 Imperfect votes and 1 Scattering voteMontcalm16357.60%12042.40%00.00%4315.19%283Newaygo10769.03%3824.52%106.45%6944.52%155Oakland3,18752.61%2,43140.13%4407.26%75612.48%6,058Ottawa75964.32%36731.10%544.58%39233.22%1,180Saginaw69160.99%37433.01%675.91%31727.98%1,133"one"Sanilac249"typo"68.98%11231.02%00.00%13737.95%361Shiawassee61953.00%53245.55%171.46%877.45%1,168St. Clair1,119"typo"55.45%85242.22%472.33%26713.23%2,018St. Joseph1,29948.54%1,14542.79%2328.67%1545.75%2,676Tuscola6637.50%8548.30%2514.20%-19-10.80%176Van Buren80854.93%61441.74%493.33%19413.19%1,471Washtenaw2,63048.05%2,34642.86%4989.10%2845.19%5,474Wayne4,62954.85%3,52641.78%2843.37%1,10313.07%8,439Total42,79851.33%34,66041.57%5,8507.02%8,1389.76%83,376 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Calhoun Chippewa Clinton Genesee Notes References collapsed 1852 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1852