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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

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1837[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stevens T. Mason (incumbent) 15,314 51.29
Whig Charles C. Trowbridge 14,546 48.71
Total votes 29,860 100
Democratic hold

Results By County

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.

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