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1872 Michigan gubernatorial election
	County results ; Bagley: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%; Blair: 50-60% 60-70% ; No Data
Governor before election; Henry P. Baldwin; Republican	Elected Governor ; John J. Bagley; Republican

The 1872 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872. Republican nominee John J. Bagley defeated Democratic nominee William Montague Ferry Jr. with 61.93% of the vote.

General election edit

John J. Bagley, member of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners (Republican)
Austin Blair, U.S. Representative from Jackson and former Governor (Liberal Republican)
William Montague Ferry Jr., former State Representative from Spring Lake and brother of U.S. Senator Thomas W. Ferry (Democratic)
Henry Fish (Prohibition)

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1872^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Bagley	137,602	61.93
	Liberal Republican	Austin Blair	80,598	36.27
	Democratic	William Montague Ferry Jr.	2,720	1.22
	Prohibition	Henry Fish	1,231	0.55
	Write-ins		39	0.02
Total votes			186,507	100
	Republican hold

^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1872". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.