1854 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1854 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1852 Michigan gubernatorial election 1852 1856 Michigan gubernatorial election 1856 November 7, 1854 x150px Kinsley S. Bingham Republican Party (United States) 43,652 53.00% x150px John S. Barry Democratic Party (United States) 38,675 46.96% 1854 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Bingham:#e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #A80000 >90%Barry:#7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% #0D0596 >90%#808080 No Votes Governor Andrew Parsons Democratic Party (United States) Kinsley S. Bingham Republican Party (United States) The 1854 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1854. Republican nominee Kinsley S. Bingham defeated Democratic nominee John S. Barry with 53.00% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Kinsley S. Bingham, Republican John S. Barry, Democratic Results 1854 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given for the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan at the General Election held on Tuesday the Seventh day of November A.D. 1854Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland & Company, Inc. Jefferson, North Carolina 124 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 1855 1855 Greeley & McElrath New York 63 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002271756h&seq=551 28 May 2026 Republican Party (United States) Kinsley S. Bingham 43,652 53.00% Democratic Party (United States) John S. Barry 38,675 46.96% -4.38% Scattering 25 0.03% 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. 14 0.02% 4,977 6.04% 82.366 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +15.80% Results By County Allegan County, Lapeer County, Sanilac County, and Shiawassee County did not flip Republican in this election. However, Lapeer County would not vote Democratic again until 1924 while Allegan and Sanliac counties would not vote Democratic again until 1986. County Kinsley S. BinghamRepublican John S. BarryDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan68948.73%72551.27%-36-2.55%1,414Allegan74552.32%67947.68%664.63%1,424Berrien1,03452.01%95247.89%824.12%1,988"stwo" Includes 2 Scattering votesBranch1,84462.42%1,10837.51%73624.92%2,954Includes 2 Imperfect votesCalhoun2,29458.51%1,62741.49%66717.01%3,921Cass1,09755.88%86544.07%23211.82%1,963"ione" Includes 1 Imperfect voteChippewa248.08%27391.92%-249-83.84%297Clinton64853.91%55446.09%947.82%1,202Eaton99552.73%89147.22%1045.51%1,887"sone" Includes 1 Scattering voteEmmet65093.53%456.47%60587.05%695Genesee1,41658.18%1,01841.82%39816.35%2,434Grand Traverse19455.59%15544.41%3911.17%349Hillsdale2,25261.43%1,41338.54%83922.89%3,666"sone"Houghton174Dubin contains a typo for Bingham in this county.59.39%11840.27%5619.11%293"sone"Ingham93944.27%1,18255.73%-243-11.46%2,121Ionia1,10761.67%68338.05%42423.62%1,795Includes 2 Scattering votes and 3 Imperfect votesJackson2,06153.87%1,75545.87%3068.00%3,826Includes 7 Scattering votes and 3 Imperfect votesKalamazoo1,73359.27%1,19140.73%54218.54%2,924Kent1,54050.72%1,49349.18%471.55%3,036Includes 3 Scattering votesLapeer74147.68%81352.32%-72-4.63%1,554Lenawee3,19757.34%2,37942.66%81814.67%5,576Livingston1,13046.01%1,32653.99%-196-7.98%2,456Mackinac32.33%12697.67%-123-95.35%129Macomb1,34947.20%1,509Dubin contains a typo for Barry in this county.52.80%-160-5.60%2,858Monroe1,18444.34%1,48455.58%30011.24%2,670"stwo"Montcalm20852.00%19248.00%164.00%400Newaygo14050.72%13649.28%41.45%276Oakland2,53650.95%2,43748.97%991.99%4,977Includes 4 Imperfect votesOntonagon19370.96%7929.04%11441.91%272Ottawa62446.12%72953.88%-105-7.76%1,353Saginaw54445.45%65154.39%-107-8.94%1,197"stwo"Sanilac14327.93%36871.88%-225-43.95%512"ione"Shiawassee50741.05%72858.95%-221-17.89%1,235St. Clair98351.30%93348.70%502.61%1,916St. Joseph1,41855.89%1,11944.11%29911.79%2,537Tuscola17261.43%10838.57%6422.86%280Van Buren83954.45%69845.30%1419.15%1,541Includes 4 Scattering votesWashtenaw2,82957.05%2,13042.95%69914.10%4,959Wayne3,47646.48%4,00353.52%-527-7.05%7,479Total43,65253.00%38,67546.96%4,9776.04%82,366 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Barry Berrien Branch Cass Eaton Hillsdale Ionia Kent Lenawee Montcalm Newaygo Oakland St. Clair St. Joseph Van Buren Washtenaw Counties that flipped from Whig to Republican Calhoun Clinton Genesee Houghton Jackson Kalamazoo Tuscola Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Chippewa Notes References 1854 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1854