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

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Nominee Josiah Begole David Jerome Party Democratic Republican Alliance Greenback Popular vote 154,269 149,697 Percentage 49.42% 47.95%

County results Begole:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Jerome:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% No Date/Vote:

Governor before election David Jerome Republican Elected Governor Josiah W. Begole Democratic

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