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 49.83% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Stevens T. Mason, Democratic Charles C. Trowbridge, Whig
Results
Results By County County Stevens T. MasonDemocratic Charles C. TrowbridgeWhig ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan9822.74%21850.58%11526.68%-120-27.84%431Berrien49548.01%53451.79%20.19%-39-3.78%1,031Branch38766.04%19933.96%00.00%18832.08%586Calhoun80854.89%66445.11%00.00%1449.78%1,472Cass38845.75%45954.13%10.12%-71-8.37%848Chippewa4285.71%714.29%00.00%3571.43%49Genesee23348.04%25251.96%00.00%-19-3.92%485Hillsdale37850.27%37449.73%00.00%40.53%752Ionia14861.92%9138.08%00.00%5723.85%239Jackson75842.95%91151.61%965.44%-153-8.67%1,765Kalamazoo57743.42%75256.58%00.00%-175-13.17%1,329Kent39475.62%12724.38%00.00%26751.25%521Lapeer22748.30%24151.28%20.43%-14-2.98%470Lenawee1,34550.97%1,29349.00%10.04%521.97%2,639Livingsto44356.43%34143.44%10.13%10212.99%785Mackinac8967.42%4332.58%00.00%4634.85%132Macomb47137.38%68954.68%1007.94%-218-17.30%1,260Monroe99955.69%65736.62%1387.69%34219.06%1,794Oakland1,68149.90%1,63948.65%491.45%421.25%3,369Saginaw8646.74%9853.26%00.00%-12-6.52%184Shiawassee12347.86%13452.14%00.00%-11-4.28%257St. Clair44754.31%37645.69%00.00%718.63%823St. Joseph55753.00%49146.72%30.29%666.28%1,051Van Buren10356.91%7843.09%00.00%2513.81%181Washtenaw2,03949.67%2,06650.33%00.00%-27-0.66%4,105Wayne1,99848.73%2,06650.39%360.88%-68-1.66%4,100Total14,86749.83%14,42448.35%5441.82%4431.48%29,835
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Allegan Berrien Cass Jackson Kalamazoo Lapeer Macomb Saginaw Washtenaw Wayne
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