1884 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1884 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential no 1882 Michigan gubernatorial election 1882 1886 Michigan gubernatorial election 1886 November 4, 1884 File:Russell Alexander Alger by The Detroit Publishing Co. - retouched from older copy.jpg 150x150px Russell A. Alger Republican Party (United States) 190,840 47.66% File:Josiah W Begole.jpg Josiah W. Begole Democratic Party (United States) Greenback Party 186,887 46.67% File:David Preston (Farmer 1890).png David Preston Prohibition Party 22,207 5.55% 1884 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsAlger: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Begole: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% Governor Josiah W. Begole Democratic Party (United States) Russell A. Alger Republican Party (United States) The 1884 Michigan gubernatorial election was a state election held on November 4, 1884. Republican nominee Russell A. Alger defeated incumbent Josiah W. Begole, who ran on a fusion ticket, representing both the Democratic and Greenback parties,Governors of Michigan http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/LivIngPB/gov~144-182.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110714071845/http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/LivIngPB/gov~144-182.htm dead July 14, 2011 Livingston County Michigan Historical & Genealogical Project November 28, 2019 with 47.67% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Russell A. Alger, Republican Josiah W. Begole, Democratic, Greenback Other candidates David Preston, Prohibition Jesse M. Mille, Greenback Results 1884 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the Votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Fourth day of November, A.D. 1884 for GovernorConant Harry A. Legislative Manual and Official Directory of the State of Michigan for the Year 1885 1885 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 412-414 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073066659&view=1up&seq=468 3 June 2026 Vote on Governor, 1854-1884McCracken S. B. The Michigan Almanac for 1885 1885 The Detroit News Company Detroit 30-31 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071130325&seq=32 3 June 2026 Republican Party (United States) Russell A. Alger 190,840 47.67% -0.09% #79CDCD Fusion Josiah W. Begole (inc.) 186,887 46.68% -2.60% Prohibition Party David Preston 22,207This stated total is likely a mistake. The county results add up to 22,307 and the county totals listed on the statewide canvass all match up. Moreover, the individual county returns all give the same results. 5.55% +3.39% Greenback Party Jesse M. Mille 364 0.09% -0.55% Scattering 41 0.01% Blank 9 0.00% 3,953 0.99% 400,348 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +2.50% Results by county The following counties voted Democratic for the first time ever: Clare, Huron, and Montmorency. Meanwhile, Baraga County, Roscommon County voted Republican for the first time. After this election, Cass County would not vote Democratic again until 1906, Barry County not again until 1908, and Newaygo County not again until 1912. County Russell A. AlgerRepublican Josiah W. BegoleFusion David PrestonProhibition Jesse M. MilleGreenback Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona61769.80%26630.09%10.11%00.00%35139.71%884Allegan4,05347.99%3,38740.10%1,00411.89%00.00%6667.89%8,446"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesAlpena1,07750.12%1,01647.28%562.61%00.00%612.84%2,149Antrim1,04657.38%72639.82%512.80%00.00%32017.55%1,823Arenac31432.81%58661.23%565.85%00.00%-272-28.42%957"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBaraga40157.45%29742.55%00.00%00.00%10414.90%698Barry2,67244.27%2,94448.77%4206.96%00.00%-272-4.51%6,036Bay2,93036.61%4,68358.51%2072.59%1842.30%-1,573-21.90%8,004Benzie55354.86%37437.10%818.04%00.00%17917.76%1,008Berrien4,41047.77%4,45048.21%3704.01%00.00%-40-0.43%9,231"one"Branch3,49349.70%3,00942.81%5257.47%00.00%4846.89%7,028"one"Calhoun4,97949.86%4,31543.21%6906.91%00.00%6646.65%9,986"two"Cass2,72747.68%2,76148.28%2304.02%10.02%-34-0.59%5,719Charlevoix1,07253.10%87943.54%673.32%10.05%1939.56%2,019Cheboygan77645.06%90252.38%442.56%00.00%-126-7.32%1,722Chippewa67850.45%63847.47%282.08%00.00%402.98%1,344Clare61445.75%68450.97%443.28%00.00%-70-5.22%1,342Clinton2,61642.05%3,20251.47%4036.48%00.00%-586-9.42%6,221Crawford30957.54%21940.78%91.68%00.00%9016.76%537Delta1,19865.75%61833.92%60.33%00.00%58031.83%1,822Eaton4,10349.31%3,67344.14%5436.53%10.01%4305.17%8,321"one"Emmet76743.02%89250.03%1246.95%00.00%-125-7.01%1,783Genesee4,11745.85%3,76041.87%1,10312.28%00.00%3573.98%8,980Gladwin28655.53%19437.67%00.00%356.80%9217.86%515Grand Traverse1,56961.89%83833.06%1285.05%00.00%73128.84%2,535Gratiot2,67847.01%2,70747.52%3125.48%00.00%-29-0.51%5,697Hillsdale4,26052.08%3,16638.70%7509.17%10.01%1,09413.37%8,180"three" Includes 3 Scattering votesHoughton2,38157.89%1,66040.36%721.75%00.00%72117.53%4,113Huron1,34739.28%1,88454.94%1975.75%00.00%-537-15.66%3,429"one"Ingham3,69442.45%4,36250.13%6367.31%90.10%-668-7.68%8,701Ionia3,49444.54%3,71547.36%6348.08%00.00%-221-2.82%7,844"one"Iosco1,07155.87%80742.10%392.03%00.00%26413.77%1,917Isabella1,60548.49%1,60448.46%992.99%20.06%10.03%3,310Jackson4,78443.96%5,32648.94%7606.98%120.11%-542-4.98%10,882Kalamazoo4,42150.83%3,78443.51%4915.65%00.00%6377.32%8,697"one"Kalkaska61959.81%37135.85%454.35%00.00%24823.96%1,035Kent8,84344.89%9,68449.16%1,1665.92%20.01%-841-4.27%19,700Includes 5 Scattering votesKeweenaw62274.40%20224.16%121.44%00.00%42050.24%836Lake93254.31%67139.10%1136.59%00.00%26115.21%1,716Lapeer3,00049.33%2,72244.76%3605.92%00.00%2784.57%6,082Leelanau80457.26%57641.03%241.71%00.00%22816.24%1,404Lenawee5,69045.44%5,42343.31%1,40611.23%00.00%2672.13%12,522"three"Livingston2,70546.14%2,85248.65%3055.20%00.00%-147-2.51%5,862Mackinac48046.20%55753.61%20.19%00.00%-77-7.41%1,039Macomb2,77242.87%3,43853.17%2543.93%10.02%-666-10.30%6,466"one"Manistee1,32739.09%1,87755.29%1905.60%00.00%-550-16.20%3,395"one"Manitou1810.84%14889.16%00.00%00.00%-130-78.31%166Marquette4,24973.50%1,44625.01%861.49%00.00%2,80348.49%5,781Mason1,26849.15%1,23847.95%752.90%00.00%311.20%2,582Mecosta2,34053.17%1,81941.33%2425.50%00.00%52111.84%4,401Menominee2,58672.56%95226.71%260.73%00.00%1,63445.85%3,564Midland1,06853.43%87543.77%462.30%100.50%1939.65%1,999Missaukee46653.56%37042.53%343.91%00.00%9611.03%870Monroe3,07542.91%3,78652.83%2954.12%70.10%-711-9.92%7,166"three"Montcalm3,84949.22%3.75448.01%2152.75%10.01%951.21%7,820"one"Montmorency9037.82%13757.56%114.62%00.00%-47-19.75%238Muskegon3,42849.15%3,16645.39%3815.46%00.00%2623.76%6,975Newaygo1,94646.11%2,06448.91%2104.98%00.00%-118-2.80%4,220Oakland4,84444.72%5,34149.31%6475.97%00.00%-497-4.59%10,832Oceana1,59749.78%1,21837.97%39312.25%00.00%37911.81%3,208Ogemaw49550.98%45847.17%171.75%00.00%373.81%971"one"Ontonagon29853.31%23742.40%223.94%00.00%6110.91%559"two"Osceola1,46657.31%76830.02%32412.67%00.00%69827.29%2,558Oscoda19868.28%8830.34%41.38%00.00%11037.93%290Otsego45049.02%41344.99%555.99%00.00%374.03%918Ottawa3,65552.44%3,05943.89%2533.63%30.04%5968.55%6,970Presque Isle40064.31%22235.69%00.00%00.00%17828.62%622Roscommon43349.94%43149.71%10.12%20.23%20.23%867Saginaw6,08445.78%6,90051.91%2521.90%550.41%-816-6.14%13,291Sanilac1,94549.92%1,75545.05%1934.95%20.05%1904.88%3,896"one"Schoolcraft56167.67%25330.52%141.69%00.00%30837.15%829"one"Shiawassee2,65941.15%2,99746.39%78912.21%150.23%-338-5.23%6,461"one"St. Clair4,07945.03%4,56850.43%3884.28%140.15%-489-5.40%9,058Includes 9 Blank votesSt. Joseph3,21246.20%3,57251.38%1622.33%60.09%-360-5.18%6,952Tuscola2,91849.77%2,57643.94%3696.29%00.00%3425.83%5,863Van Buren4,27656.20%2,96038.90%3664.81%00.00%1,31617.30%7,609Includes 7 Scattering votesWashtenaw3,93439.44%5,25952.72%7827.84%00.00%-1,325-13.28%9,975Wayne16,82743.43%20,51252.94%1,4063.63%00.00%-3,685-9.51%38,745Wexford1,21954.06%84437.43%1928.51%00.00%37516.63%2,255Total190,84047.67%186,88746.68%22,207The county results add up to 22,3075.55%3640.09%3,9530.99%400,448 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alpena Baraga Calhoun Chippewa Genesee Midland Muskegon Roscommon Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Berrien Clare Huron Montmorency Emmet Notes References 1884 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1884 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose