The 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 4, 1839, to November 5, 1839. Whig nominee William Woodbridge defeated Democratic nominee Elon Farnsworth with 51.56% of the vote.
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
Results By County No votes were recorded in the following organized counties: Genesee, Livingston, and St. Clair. County William WoodbridgeWhig Elon FarnsworthDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan21753.45%18946.55%00.00%286.90%406Barry11356.50%8743.50%00.00%2613.00%200Berrien46254.23%38945.66%10.12%738.57%852Branch38244.42%47555.23%30.35%-93-10.81%860Calhoun1,06450.21%1,05249.65%30.14%120.57%2,119Cass50351.86%46748.14%00.00%363.71%970Chippewa2234.38%4265.63%00.00%-20-31.25%64Clinton11946.12%13953.88%00.00%-20-7.75%258Eaton21758.65%15341.35%00.00%6417.30%370Hillsdale66754.05%53543.35%322.59%13210.70%1,234Houghton57847.69%63352.23%10.08%-55-4.54%1,212Ingham19450.26%19049.22%20.52%41.04%386Ionia19547.10%21852.66%10.24%-23-5.56%414Jackson1,33157.77%96942.06%40.17%36215.71%2,304Kalamazoo87957.30%65542.70%00.00%22414.60%1,534Kent22844.02%28855.60%20.39%-60-11.58%518Lapeer39654.40%33245.60%00.00%648.79%728Lenawee1,69450.76%1,64049.15%30.09%541.62%3,337Mackinac4144.09%5255.91%00.00%-11-11.83%93Macomb80750.66%78649.34%00.00%211.32%1,593Monroe75544.67%93355.21%20.12%-178-10.53%1,690Oakland1,96551.97%1,81648.03%00.00%1493.94%3,781Ottawa2431.17%5368.83%00.00%-29-37.66%77Saginaw6041.96%8358.04%00.00%-23-16.08%143Shiawassee19860.55%12939.45%00.00%6921.10%327St. Joseph58145.07%70854.93%00.00%-127-9.85%1,289Van Buren15347.81%16752.19%00.00%-14-4.38%320Washtenaw2,35256.15%1,83643.83%10.02%51612.32%4,189Wayne1,99849.71%2,02150.29%00.00%-23-0.57%4,019Total18,19551.56%17,03748.28%550.16%1,1583.28%35,287
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Calhoun Hillsdale Lenawee Oakland
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Saginaw Wayne
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