1894 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1894 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1892 Michigan gubernatorial election 1892 1896 Michigan gubernatorial election 1896 November 6, 1894 File:John T. Rich.png 150x150px John T. Rich Republican Party (United States) 237,215 56.89% File:Spencer O. Fisher (Michigan Congressman).jpg Spencer O. Fisher Democratic Party (United States) 130,823 31.37% File:Alva W. Nichols.png Alva W. Nichols People's Party (United States) 30,012 7.20% 1894 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsRich: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Fisher: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Nichols: #D7F4D7 30–40% Governor John T. Rich Republican Party (United States) John T. Rich Republican Party (United States) The 1894 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Republican John T. Rich defeated Democratic candidate Spencer O. Fisher with 56.89% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates John T. Rich, Republican Spencer O. Fisher, Democratic Other candidates Alva W. Nichols, People's Albert M. Todd, Prohibition Results 1894 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Sixth day of November, A.D. 1894 for GovernorGardner Washington Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1895-96 1895 Robert Smith & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 340-342 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073066576&view=1up&seq=420 4 June 2026 Official Canvass of Votes - Election Nov. 6, 1894 Republican Party (United States) John T. Rich (inc.) 237,215 56.89% +9.68% Democratic Party (United States) Spencer O. Fisher 130,823 31.37% -12.40% People's Party (United States) Alva W. Nichols 30,012 7.20% +2.63% Prohibition Party Albert M. Todd 18,788 4.51% +0.07% Blank 142 0.03% Scattering 8 0.00% 106,392 25.51% 416,988 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +22.08% Results by county Macomb County, Monroe County, Saginaw County, and Wayne County all voted Republican for the first time since 1872. After this election, Presque Isle County would not vote Democratic again until 1932. County John T. RichRepublican Spencer O. FisherDemocratic Alva W. NicholsPopulist Albert M. ToddProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona64169.83%25728.00%30.33%171.85%38441.83%918Alger30452.41%26946.38%00.00%71.21%356.03%580Allegan4,17163.46%1,56923.87%5328.09%3014.58%2,60239.59%6,573Alpena1,84154.18%1,48843.79%401.18%290.85%35310.39%3,398Antrim1,49560.97%40116.35%30212.32%25410.36%1,09444.62%2,452Arenac42735.79%28623.97%45237.89%282.35%-25Nichols' margin over Rich-2.10%1,193Baraga45452.55%38144.10%171.97%121.39%738.45%864Barry3,06257.48%1,32924.95%60011.26%3366.31%1,73332.53%5,327Bay4,36542.52%4,93348.05%8668.44%1010.98%-568-5.53%10,266"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBenzie83058.57%25718.14%22716.02%1037.27%57340.44%1,417Berrien5,56358.15%3,27634.25%3273.42%4004.18%2,28723.91%9,566Branch3,26458.23%1,08019.27%90316.11%3586.39%2,18438.97%5,605Calhoun4,50756.31%1,92324.03%96812.09%6067.57%2,58432.28%8,004Cass2,76656.46%1,45829.76%51410.49%1613.29%1,30826.70%4,899Charlevoix1,06964.17%23414.05%23414.05%1297.74%83550.12%1,666Cheboygan1,40351.83%1,11841.30%1234.54%632.33%28510.53%2,707Chippewa1,74564.08%89532.87%361.32%471.73%85031.22%2,723Clare78850.77%49031.57%201.29%25416.37%29819.20%1,552Clinton2,91954.28%1,75332.60%4358.09%2715.04%1,16621.68%5,378Crawford35949.72%29340.58%669.14%30.42%669.14%722"one"Delta1,95869.09%50717.89%33811.93%311.09%1,45151.20%2,834Dickinson1,70879.18%36116.74%361.67%522.41%1,34762.45%2,157Eaton4,02958.37%1,72024.92%79711.55%3555.14%2,30933.45%6,902"one"Emmet1,31557.10%78734.17%1004.34%1014.39%52822.93%2,303Genesee5,16159.63%2,62230.29%2953.41%5766.66%2,53929.34%8,655"one"Gladwin61570.21%21824.89%232.63%202.28%39745.32%876Gogebic1,98669.49%43315.15%40914.31%301.05%2,55354.34%2,858Grand Traverse1,84767.24%36313.21%38013.83%1575.72%1,467"RichNichols" Rich's margin over Nichols53.41%2,747Gratiot3,02056.63%83115.58%1,25823.59%2244.20%2,18941.05%5,333Hillsdale3,89460.85%1,46022.82%6319.86%4146.47%2,43438.04%6,399Houghton3,73456.69%1,35820.62%67110.19%82412.51%2,37636.07%6,587Huron2,44748.26%1,98339.11%52510.36%1152.27%4649.15%5,070Ingham4,66852.03%2,56328.57%1,18513.21%5546.18%2,10523.46%8,971"one"Ionia4,35157.14%2,57033.75%3604.73%2983.91%1,78123.39%7,614Includes 34 Blank votes and 1 Scattering voteIosco1,46361.44%84035.28%522.18%261.09%62326.17%2,381Iron66363.51%33632.18%282.68%171.63%32731.32%1,044Isabella2,15254.27%1,16029.26%45211.40%2015.07%99225.02%3,965Jackson5,79654.30%3,54833.24%7587.10%5725.36%2,24821.06%10,674Kalamazoo4,48058.08%2,10227.25%5587.23%5737.43%2,37830.83%7,713Kalkaska88174.16%22919.28%252.10%534.46%65254.88%1,188Kent11,96058.00%6,18029.97%1,3186.39%1,1635.64%5,78028.03%20,621Keweenaw28181.92%5716.62%20.58%30.87%22465.31%343Lake75662.63%34728.75%645.30%403.31%40933.89%1,207Lapeer3,40561.71%1,67730.39%1683.04%2684.86%1,72831.32%5,518Leelanau99264.04%38524.85%1318.46%412.65%60739.19%1,549Lenawee6,53256.28%4,06635.03%1871.61%8227.08%2,46621.25%11,607Livingston2,59249.86%1,75433.74%52610.12%3276.29%83816.12%5,199Luce33759.96%18232.38%203.56%234.09%15527.58%562Mackinac56947.34%61150.83%110.92%110.92%-42-3.49%1,202Macomb3,47952.11%2,88943.27%1061.59%2023.03%5908.84%6,676Manistee1,96147.67%1,65440.20%42010.21%791.92%3077.46%4,114Manitou4334.40%8265.60%00.00%00.00%-39-31.20%125Marquette3,94565.95%1,04117.40%65110.88%3455.77%2,90448.55%5,982Mason1,64356.23%89130.49%2257.70%1635.58%75225.74%2,922Mecosta2,05464.79%74123.38%2467.76%1294.07%1,31341.42%3,170Menominee2,37366.23%94626.40%2256.28%391.09%1,42739.83%3,583Midland1,33859.49%54924.41%29112.94%713.16%78935.08%2,249Missaukee90260.46%46331.03%281.88%996.64%43929.42%1,492Monroe3,60152.49%2,91742.52%1331.94%2093.05%6849.97%6,861"one"Montcalm3,67165.66%1,03718.55%66211.84%2213.95%2,63447.11%5,591Montmorency44858.41%30239.37%50.65%111.43%14619.04%767"one"Muskegon3,99960.58%1,41021.36%94314.29%2493.77%2,58939.22%6,601Newaygo2,23961.26%82722.63%3609.85%2296.27%1,41238.63%3,655Oakland5,14850.53%3,99739.23%1511.48%8928.76%1,15111.30%10,188Oceana2,08260.14%92826.81%1303.76%3229.30%1,15433.33%3,462Ogemaw74559.60%37029.60%1149.12%211.68%37530.00%1,250Ontonagon87054.89%65441.26%483.03%130.82%21613.63%1,585Osceola1,68965.90%44717.44%1355.27%29211.39%1,24248.46%2,563Oscoda27268.51%11328.46%61.51%61.51%15940.05%397Otsego69856.61%49940.47%171.38%191.54%19916.14%1,233Ottawa3,91062.49%1,74727.92%4607.35%1402.24%2,16334.57%6,257Presque Isle45847.96%49151.41%30.31%30.31%-33-3.46%955Roscommon30359.18%19237.50%91.76%81.56%11121.68%512Saginaw6,49949.61%5,17739.52%1,2549.57%1711.31%1,32210.09%13,101Sanilac2,72454.28%1,21824.27%69313.81%3837.63%1,50630.01%5,018Schoolcraft77052.85%47732.74%18312.56%271.85%29320.11%1,457Shiawassee3,73954.45%2,00229.15%2423.52%88412.87%1,73725.29%6,867St. Clair5,92654.82%4,24739.29%2822.61%2462.28%1,67915.53%10,809Includes 108 Blank votesSt. Joseph2,87652.33%1,38025.11%1,05619.21%1843.35%1,49627.22%5,496Tuscola3,27058.26%1,38524.67%57910.32%3796.75%1,88533.58%5,613Van Buren3,75164.02%1,11218.98%70912.10%2874.90%2,63945.04%5,859Washtenaw5,00751.70%4,15142.86%1261.30%4004.13%8568.84%9,684Wayne27,71257.02%19,08839.28%1,2442.56%5551.14%8,62417.75%48,599Wexford1,50562.55%45919.08%30312.59%1395.78%1,04643.47%2,406Total237,21556.89%130,82331.37%30,0127.20%18,7884.51%106,39225.51%416,988 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alpena Baraga Cheboygan Clare Crawford Emmet Huron Macomb Manistee Monroe Montmorency Oakland Ontonagon Otsego Roscommon Saginaw Schoolcraft Washtenaw Wayne Notes References 1894 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1894 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose