1878 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1878 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1876 Michigan gubernatorial election 1876 1880 Michigan gubernatorial election 1880 November 5, 1878 File:Charles Croswell.jpg 150x150px Charles Croswell Republican Party (United States) 126,367 44.69% File:Orlando M. Barnes.png Orlando M. Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 78,548 27.78% 3x4.svg Henry S. Smith Greenback Party 74,247 26.26% 1878 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Croswell:#FFB2B2 40–50%#E27F7F 50–60%#D75D5D 60–70%Barnes:#BDD3FF 30–40%#A5B0FF 40–50%#7996E2 50–60%#6674DE 60–70%#584CDE 70–80%Smith:#b4ffe5 30–40%#7ee5c1 40–50%#808080 No Votes Governor Charles Croswell Republican Party (United States) Charles Croswell Republican Party (United States) The 1878 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Republican Charles Croswell defeated Democratic nominee Orlando M. Barnes with 44.69% of the vote. General election Candidates Orlando M. Barnes, mayor of Lansing and former State Representative (Democratic) Charles Croswell, former State Senator and Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives (Republican) Henry S. Smith (Greenback) Watson Snyder (Prohibition) Results 1878 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Fifth day of November, A.D. 1878 for State OfficersState Officers https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044832347/ 2 June 2026 The Lansing Semi-Weekly Republican W. S. George & Co. 24 December 1878 Lansing 3Henderson Don C. The Red Book for the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Michigan 1879-1880 1879 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 168-170 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049818&seq=190 2 June 2026 Vote for Governor, 1854-1878McPherson Edward The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1879 1879 The Tribune Association New York 77 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067138886&seq=83 2 June 2026Imperfect votes have been assigned to their respective intended candidates. Certified totals: Croswell 126,280; Barnes 78,503; Smith 73,313; Snyder 3,469; Imperfect 1,171; Scattering 25; Blank 4. Republican Party (United States) Charles Croswell (inc.) 126,367 44.69% -7.50% Democratic Party (United States) Orlando M. Barnes 78,548 27.78% -17.07% Greenback Party Henry S. Smith 74,247 26.26% +23.63% Prohibition Party Watson Snyder 3,574 1.26% +0.99% Scattering 25 0.01% Blank 4 0.00% 47,819 16.91% 221,423 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +9.57% Results by county No votes were recorded in Roscommon County. Emmet County voted Republican for the first time since 1854. Barry County, Kent County, Newaygo County, and St. Joseph County did not vote Republican for the first time since the party's founding in 1854. This was also first election in which Barry County and Newaygo County failed to back the winning candidate. St. Joseph County failed to back the winning candidate for the first time since 1839. County Charles CroswellRepublican Orlando M. BarnesDemocratic Henry S. SmithGreenback Watson SnyderProhibition MarginCroswell over Barnes unless otherwise noted Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona21547.46%21948.34%183.97%10.22%-4-0.88%453Allegan3,20647.51%3645.39%3,17046.98%80.12%36"CroswellSmith" Croswell's margin over Smith0.53%6,748Alpena61842.95%71949.97%1017.02%10.07%-101-7.02%1,439Antrim37759.00%375.79%22435.05%10.16%153"CroswellSmith"23.94%639Baraga13339.23%20560.47%00.00%10.29%-72-21.24%339Barry2,22442.03%55310.45%2,38645.09%1292.44%-162"SmithCroswell" Smith's margin over Croswell-3.06%5,292Bay1,38728.30%1,59232.48%1,90938.95%110.22%-317"SmithBarnes" Smith's margin over Barnes-6.47%4,901"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesBenzie32453.91%416.82%23438.94%20.33%90"CroswellSmith"14.98%601Berrien3,24147.07%2,19931.93%1,43420.82%00.00%1,04215.13%6,886Includes 12 Scattering votesBranch3,01346.82%3625.63%2,96646.09%941.46%47"CroswellSmith"0.73%6,435Calhoun3,42244.70%1,51719.81%2,42731.70%2903.79%995"CroswellSmith"13.00%7,656Cass2,32550.09%1,41430.46%89919.37%40.09%91119.63%4,642Charlevoix47665.75%9412.98%15321.13%10.14%323"CroswellSmith"44.61%724Cheboygan26236.04%27637.96%18926.00%00.00%-14-1.93%727Chippewa27246.90%30853.10%00.00%00.00%-36-6.21%580Clare24942.64%17129.28%15626.71%81.37%7813.36%584Clinton2,44642.93%2,12437.28%1,10019.31%270.47%3225.65%5,697Delta57268.18%26030.99%70.83%00.00%31237.19%839Eaton3,13946.57%1,22518.17%2,14031.75%2373.52%999"CroswellSmith"14.82%6,741Emmet40243.79%36139.32%15516.88%00.00%414.47%918Genesee3,59846.31%1,81123.31%1,98225.51%3794.88%1,616"CroswellSmith"20.80%7,770Gladwin16454.67%7123.67%6521.67%00.00%9331.00%300Grand Traverse86466.98%1219.38%30223.41%30.23%562"CroswellSmith"43.57%1,290Gratiot1,64645.73%78921.92%1,15832.18%50.14%488"CroswellSmith"13.56%3,599"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteHillsdale3,87551.19%7439.82%2,91338.48%390.52%962"CroswellSmith"12.71%7,570Houghton1,88062.23%1,14137.77%00.00%00.00%73924.46%3,021Huron97650.44%70536.43%24012.40%140.72%27114.01%1,935Ingham3,14142.02%2,64735.41%1,58621.22%1011.35%4946.61%7,475Ionia2,86443.79%1,26319.31%2,22734.05%1872.86%637"CroswellSmith"9.74%6,541Iosco46549.36%31433.33%16117.09%20.21%15116.03%942Isabella84449.33%43925.66%42724.96%10.06%40523.67%1,711Jackson3,05135.09%1,82921.04%3,57041.06%2442.81%-519-5.97%8,694"SmithCroswell"Kalamazoo3,48050.35%2,28633.08%1,07415.54%711.03%1,19417.28%6,911Kalkaska35357.03%15525.04%10116.32%101.62%19831.99%619Kent5,69142.38%1,63412.17%6,07645.25%240.18%-385"SmithCroswell"-2.87%13,427"two"Keweenaw48258.78%30737.44%293.54%00.00%17521.34%820"two"Lake31257.88%10519.48%12222.63%00.00%190"CroswellSmith"35.25%539Lapeer2,61953.64%1,90639.03%3497.15%90.18%71314.60%4,883Leelanau39446.03%30635.75%15618.22%00.00%8810.28%856Lenawee4,71045.16%2,86427.46%2,42123.21%4354.17%1,84617.70%10,430Livingston2,38745.87%2,51448.31%2605.00%430.83%-127-2.44%5,204Mackinac5522.63%18877.37%00.00%00.00%-133-54.73%243Macomb2,03640.09%2,39147.09%61512.11%360.71%-355-6.99%5,078Manistee59132.94%81645.48%35419.73%331.84%-225-12.54%1,794Manitou3316.75%15478.17%105.08%00.00%-121-61.42%197Marquette1,98563.68%99731.99%1043.34%310.99%98831.70%3,117Mason67046.14%38426.45%39827.41%00.00%272"CroswellSmith"18.73%1,452Mecosta1,19253.38%31113.93%72932.65%10.04%463"CroswellSmith"20.73%2,233Menominee72956.64%47336.75%856.60%00.00%25619.89%1,287Midland60746.73%13010.01%55442.65%80.62%53"CroswellSmith"4.08%1,299Missaukee16966.80%3714.62%4718.58%00.00%122"CroswellSmith"48.22%253Monroe2,18435.74%2,67443.76%1,23820.26%150.25%-490-8.02%6,111Montcalm2,23045.45%1,14023.23%1,49430.45%430.88%736"CroswellSmith"15.00%4,907Muskegon1,73054.56%55817.60%88027.75%30.09%850"CroswellSmith"26.81%3,171Newaygo96439.90%28211.67%1,14747.48%190.79%-183"SmithCroswell"-7.57%2,416Includes 4 Scattering votesOakland4,13343.56%4,19244.18%1,01810.73%1461.54%-59-0.62%9,489Oceana92049.36%1799.60%74339.86%221.18%177"CroswellSmith"9.50%1,864Ogemaw7625.50%12240.94%10033.56%00.00%-22Barnes' margin over Smith-7.38%298Ontonagon18437.86%23648.56%6513.37%10.21%-52-10.70%486Osceola59849.34%22018.15%26221.62%13210.89%336"CroswellSmith"27.72%1,212Otsego25144.66%11821.00%19133.99%20.36%60"CroswellSmith"10.68%562Ottawa2,39045.98%1,05620.32%1,71933.07%320.62%671"CroswellSmith"12.91%5,198Includes 1 Blank votePresque Isle19850.38%19549.62%00.00%00.00%30.76%393Saginaw2,76734.98%3,09939.18%1,96024.78%841.06%-332-4.20%7,910Sanilac1,45351.82%63622.68%71425.46%10.04%73926.36%2,804Schoolcraft8166.39%4133.61%00.00%00.00%4032.79%122Shiawassee2,52246.62%1,67931.04%1,00518.58%2033.75%84315.58%5,410"one"St. Clair2,99943.63%2,40434.97%1,46621.33%20.03%5958.66%6,874Includes 3 Blank votesSt. Joseph2,26339.71%90915.95%2,51744.17%100.18%-254"SmithCroswell"-4.46%5,699Tuscola1,97753.90%59416.19%1,09429.83%30.08%883"CroswellSmith"24.07%3,668Van Buren3,01648.25%1,02516.40%2,19535.11%150.24%821"CroswellSmith"13.13%6,251Washtenaw3,33841.09%3,23939.87%1,30216.03%2443.00%991.22%8,124"one"Wayne9,33738.38%9,96740.97%4,91720.21%1050.43%-630-2.59%24,326Wexford59051.80%1119.75%43738.37%10.09%153"CroswellSmith"13.43%1,139Total126,36744.69%78,54827.78%74,24726.26%3,5741.26%47,81916.91%282,765 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Emmet Gladwin Presque Isle Washtenaw Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Manistee Ogemaw Counties that flipped from Republican to Greenback Barry Kent Newaygo St. Joseph Counties that flipped from Democratic to Greenback Bay Jackson Notes References 1878 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1878 in the United States