1882 Michigan gubernatorial election
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |