The 1862 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1862. Incumbent Republican Austin Blair defeated Democratic nominee Byron G. Stout with 52.51% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Austin Blair, Republican Byron G. Stout, Democratic
Results
Results by county No votes were recorded in Delta County and Manitou County. County Austin BlairRepublican Byron G. StoutDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegan1,46751.38%1,38648.55%812.84%2,855Alpena7481.32%1415.38%6065.93%91Allegan1,64961.58%1,02938.42%62023.15%2,678Bay25639.63%39060.37%-134-20.74%646Berrien1,86447.26%2,07652.64%-212-5.38%3,944Branch2,41462.90%1,42437.10%99025.79%3,838Calhoun3,19858.34%2,28341.65%91516.69%5,482Cass1,42449.21%1,46850.73%-44-1.52%2,894Cheboygan817.39%3882.61%-30-65.22%46Chippewa3324.63%10175.37%-68-50.75%134Clinton1,25150.73%1,21449.23%371.50%2,466Eaton1,66856.75%1,27043.21%39813.54%2,939Emmet9441.78%13158.22%-37-16.44%225Genesee2,40157.21%1,79642.79%60514.42%4,197Grand Traverse51883.41%10316.59%41566.83%621Gratiot52462.09%32037.91%20424.17%844Hillsdale3,21366.73%1,60033.23%1,61333.50%4,815Houghton12524.04%39575.96%-270-51.92%520Huron26250.68%24948.16%132.51%517Ingham1,64548.03%1,78051.97%-135-3.94%3,425Ionia1,95864.28%1,08835.72%87028.56%3,046Iosco924.32%2875.68%-19-51.35%37Isabella19673.41%7126.59%12546.82%267Jackson2,61349.76%2,63850.24%-25-0.48%5,251Kalamazoo2,75257.71%2,01442.23%73815.47%4,769Kent3,09054.07%2,62545.93%4658.14%5,715Keweenaw8851.46%8348.54%52.92%171Lapeer1,32554.21%1,11945.79%2068.43%2,444Lenawee4,06953.97%3,46645.97%6038.00%7,540Livingston1,63346.42%1,88553.58%-252-7.16%3,518Mackinac2321.90%8278.10%-59-56.19%105Macomb1,90349.93%1,90650.01%-3-0.08%3,811Manistee6451.61%6048.39%43.23%124Marquette10861.02%6838.42%4022.60%177Mason10383.74%2016.26%8367.48%123Mecosta 10376.87%3123.13%7253.73%134Midland13573.37%4926.63%8646.74%184Monroe1,40639.88%2,11960.10%-713-20.22%3,526Montcalm45156.59%34643.41%10513.17%797Muskegon47971.60%19028.40%28943.20%669Newaygo37569.32%16630.68%20938.63%541Oakland3,36848.36%3,59451.60%-226-3.24%6,965Oceana23259.49%15840.51%7418.97%390Ontonagon10139.15%15760.85%-56-21.71%258Ottawa99345.03%1,21254.97%-219-9.93%2,205Saginaw1,10644.92%1,35555.04%-249-10.11%2,462Sanilac51467.28%25032.72%26434.55%764Shiawassee1,22950.97%1,18148.98%481.99%2,411St. Clair1,66045.74%1,96954.26%-309-8.51%3,629St. Joseph2,30656.23%1,79443.75%51212.48%4,101Tuscola71569.35%31630.65%39938.70%1,031Van Buren1,80957.61%1,33142.39%47815.22%3,140Washtenaw3,14247.11%3,52752.89%-385-5.77%6,669Wayne4,57042.68%6,13757.32%-1,567-14.64%10,707Total68,71652.51%62,10247.46%6,6145.05%130,858
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Isabella
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Berrien Cass Ingham Jackson Livingston Macomb Monroe Oakland Ontonagon Ottawa Saginaw St. Clair Washtenaw Wayne
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