1882 Michigan gubernatorial election

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.

1882 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 7, 1882
 
Nominee Josiah W. Begole David Jerome
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 154,269 149,697
Percentage 49.42% 47.95%
Governor before election

David Jerome
Republican

 Elected Governor

Josiah W. Begole
Democratic

Elections in Michigan

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Josiah W. Begole, Democratic, Greenback
  • David Jerome, Republican

Other candidates

  • Daniel P. Sagendorph, Prohibition
  • Waldo May, National
  • Charles C. Foote, Toleration

Results
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1882[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josiah W. Begole 154,269 49.42
Republican David Jerome 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.
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