1837 Michigan gubernatorial election

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.

1837 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1835 November 6, 1837-November 7, 1837 1839 →
Turnout	94.38%
Nominee Stevens T. Mason Charles C. Trowbridge Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 15,314 14,546 Percentage 51.29% 48.71%
County results Mason:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Trowbridge:      50–60%      60–70% No Data/Votes:
Governor before election Stevens T. Mason Democratic Elected Governor Stevens T. Mason Democratic

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Stevens T. Mason, Democratic
• Charles C. Trowbridge, Whig

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.