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1835 Michigan gubernatorial election 
Summary
The 1835 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1835. Democrat nominee Stevens T. Mason defeated Whig nominee John Biddle with 91.22% of the vote. This was the first election in which Michigan voted in their Governor as a state.
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General election edit
Candidates edit
Major party candidates
- Stevens T. Mason, Democratic
- John Biddle, Whig
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stevens T. Mason | 8,461 | 91.22 | |
| Whig | John Biddle | 814 | 8.78 | |
| Total votes | 9,275 | 100 | ||
Results by county edit
Results provided by United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.[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) | John Biddle (W) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | Votes | Percentage | Votes | |
| Allegan | 100% | 67 | 0% | 0 |
| Berrien | 100% | 308 | 0% | 0 |
| Branch | 100% | 77 | 0% | 0 |
| Calhoun | 100% | 241 | 0% | 0 |
| Cass | 84.8% | 356 | 15.2% | 64 |
| Chippewa | 100% | 53 | 0% | 0 |
| Clinton, Ionia, Kent, Ottawa | 99.8% | 1,026 | 0.2% | 2 |
| Hillsdale | 93.8% | 105 | 6.2% | 7 |
| Jackson | 97.9% | 274 | 2.1% | 6 |
| Kalamazoo | 94.7% | 431 | 5.3% | 24 |
| Lapeer | 87.3% | 89 | 12.7% | 13 |
| Lenawee | 97% | 456 | 3% | 14 |
| Macomb | 91.7% | 455 | 8.3% | 41 |
| Michilimackinac | 100% | 112 | 0% | 0 |
| Monroe | 99.8% | 432 | 0.2% | 1 |
| Oakland | 63.7% | 942 | 36.3% | 536 |
| St. Clair | 97.6% | 166 | 2.4% | 4 |
| St. Joseph | 99.5% | 207 | 0.5% | 1 |
| Saginaw | 100% | 100 | 0% | 0 |
| Washtenaw | 100% | 1,074 | 0% | 0 |
| Wayne | 93.7% | 1,490 | 6.3% | 101 |
| Totals | 91.2% | 8,461 | 8.8% | 814 |