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American state election
1837 Michigan gubernatorial election Turnout 94.38%
The 1837 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 6, 1837 to November 7, 1837. Incumbent Democrat Stevens T. Mason defeated Whig nominee Charles C. Trowbridge with 51.29% of the vote.
General election [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Major party candidates
Results [ edit ]
Results By County [ edit ]
Results provided by.[2]
Note: Counties listed may not match modern-day county names or borders. Names, vote numbers and percentages taken from above reference.
County
Stevens T. Mason (D)
Charles Towbridge (W)
Percentage
Votes
Percentage
Votes
Allegan
31%
98
69%
218
Berrien
48.1%
495
51.9%
534
Branch
66%
387
34%
199
Calhoun
54.9%
808
45.1%
664
Cass
45.8%
388
54.2%
459
Chippewa
85.7%
42
14.3%
7
Genesee
48%
233
52%
252
Hillsdale
50.3%
378
49.7%
374
Ionia
61.9%
148
38.1%
91
Jackson & Ingham
45.4%
758
54.6%
911
Kalamazoo
43.4%
577
56.6%
752
Kent
75.6%
394
24.4%
127
Lapeer
48.5%
227
51.5%
241
Lenawee
51.4%
1,345
48.6%
1,273
Livingston
56.5%
443
43.5%
341
Macomb
40.6%
471
59.4%
689
Michilimackinac
67.4%
89
32.6%
43
Monroe
60.3%
999
39.7%
657
Oakland
50.6%
1,681
49.4%
1,639
St. Clair
54.3%
447
45.7%
376
St. Joseph
53.1%
557
46.9%
491
Saginaw
46.7%
86
53.3%
98
Shiawassee
47.9%
123
52.1%
134
Van Buren
56.9%
103
43.1%
78
Washtenaw
49.7%
2,039
50.3%
2,066
Wayne
49.1%
1,998
50.9%
2,066
Totals*
50.9%
15,314
49.1%
14,780
The Totals are stated, but the author included Whig candidate's Total Vote share at 14,546.
References [ edit ]