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The 1882 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Josiah W. Begole ran on a fusion ticket, representing both the Democratic and Greenback ticket.[1] He defeated incumbent Republican David Jerome with 49.42% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

  • Josiah Begole, former U.S. Representative and State Senator from Flint (Democratic and Greenback)
  • Charles C. Foote, Presbyterian minister (Toleration)
  • David Jerome, incumbent Governor (Republican)
  • Daniel P. Sagendorph (Prohibition)
  • Waldo May (National)

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1882[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josiah W. Begole 154,269 49.42
Republican David Jerome (incumbent) 149,697 47.95
Prohibition Daniel P. Sagendorph 5,854 1.88
National Waldo May 2,006 0.64
Toleration Charles C. Foote 343 0.11
Total votes 312,169 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Governors of Michigan". Livingston County Michigan Historical & Genealogical Project. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1882". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.