1839 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 4, 1839, to November 5, 1839. Whig nominee William Woodbridge defeated Democrat nominee Elon Farnsworth with 51.64% of the vote.

1839 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1837 November 4–5, 1839 1841 →

Nominee William Woodbridge Elon Farnsworth Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 18,195 17,037 Percentage 51.64% 48.36%

County results Woodbridge:      50–60%      60–70% Farnsworth:      50–60%      60–70% No Data/Votes:

Governor before election Stevens T. Mason Democratic Elected Governor William Woodbridge Whig

This was the most recent election in which neither a Republican or Democrat won.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• William Woodbridge, Whig
• Elon Farnsworth, Democratic

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1839^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Woodbridge	18,195	51.64
	Democratic	Elon Farnsworth	17,037	48.36
Total votes			35,232	100
	Whig gain from Democratic

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.Counties which may have existed at this point in time but do not appear here are due to the author not including them.

County	William Woodbridge (W)		Elon Farnsworth (D)
	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes
Allegan	53.4%	217	46.6%	189
Barry	56.5%	113	43.5%	87
Berrien	54.3%	462	45.7%	389
Branch	44.6%	382	55.4%	475
Calhoun	50.3%	1,064	49.7%	1,052
Cass	51.9%	503	48.1%	467
Chippewa	34.4%	22	65.6%	42
Clinton	46.1%	119	53.9%	139
Eaton	58.6%	217	41.4%	153
Hillsdale	55.5%	667	44.5%	535
Houghton	47.7%	578	52.3%	633
Ingham	50.5%	194	49.5%	190
Ionia	47.2%	195	52.8%	218
Jackson	57.9%	1,331	42.1%	969
Kalamazoo	57.3%	879	42.7%	655
Kent	44.2%	228	55.8%	288
Lapeer	54.4%	396	45.6%	332
Lenawee	50.8%	1,694	49.2%	1,640
Macomb	50.7%	807	49.3%	786
Michilimackinac	44.1%	41	55.9%	52
Monroe	44.7%	755	55.3%	933
Oakland	51.9%	1,960	48.1%	1,816
Ottawa	31.2%	24	68.8%	53
Saginaw	42%	60	58%	83
St. Joseph	45.1%	581	54.9%	708
Shiawassee	60.9%	198	39.1%	129
Van Buren	47.8%	153	52.2%	167
Washtenaw	56.2%	2,352	43.8%	1,836
Wayne	49.7%	1,998	50.3%	2,021
Totals*	51.6%	18,190	48.4%	17,035

Note: These are the official results. The stated totals were as follows: 18,195 (W), 17,037 (D).