The 1843 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 6 to 7, 1843. Incumbent Democrat John S. Barry defeated Whig nominee Zina Pitcher and Liberty nominee James G. Birney.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1843 Michigan gubernatorial election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John S. Barry (inc.) 21,392 54.66% −0.99%
Whig Zina Pitcher 14,899 38.07% −2.89%
Liberty James G. Birney 2,776 7.09% +3.85%
Scattering 72 0.18%
Majority 6,493 16.59%
Total votes 39,139 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +1.89%

Results By County

County[2][3] John S. Barry
Democratic		 Zina Pitcher
Whig		 James G. Birney
Liberty		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Allegan 237 47.40% 260 52.00% 3 0.60% -23 -4.60% 500
Barry 201 54.62% 165 44.84% 2 0.54% 36 9.78% 368
Berrien 576 53.48% 471 43.73% 27 2.51% 105 9.75% 1,077[a]
Branch 619 63.03% 304 30.96% 59 6.01% 315 32.08% 982
Calhoun 1,162 54.22% 777 36.26% 204 9.52% 385 17.97% 2,143
Cass 510 46.53% 531 48.45% 55 5.02% -21 -1.92% 1,096
Chippewa 45 66.08% 23 33.82% 0 0.00% 22 32.35% 68
Clinton 225 51.37% 203 46.35% 10 2.28% 22 5.02% 438
Eaton 278 43.92% 297 46.92% 54 8.53% -19 -3.00% 633[b]
Genesee 549 48.71% 441 39.13% 117 10.38% 108 9.58% 1,127[c]
Hillsdale 767 50.53% 549 36.17% 193 12.71% 218 14.36% 1,518[d]
Ingham 311 49.84% 272 43.59% 41 6.57% 39 6.25% 624
Ionia 316 50.89% 267 43.00% 38 6.12% 49 7.89% 621
Jackson 1,162 52.15% 675 30.30% 391 17.55% 487 21.86% 2,228
Kalamazoo 671 45.43% 602 40.76% 204 13.81% 69 4.67% 1,477
Kent 405 60.54% 246 36.77% 16 2.39% 159 23.77% 669[e]
Lapeer 412 53.23% 325 41.99% 36 4.65% 87 11.24% 774[f]
Lenawee 1,918 56.85% 1,260 37.34% 196 5.81% 658 19.50% 3,374
Livingston 804 63.16% 403 31.66% 65 5.11% 401 31.50% 1,273[f]
Mackinac 47 41.96% 65 58.04% 0 0.00% -18 -16.07% 112
Macomb 889 56.88% 594 38.00% 72 4.61% 295 18.87% 1,563[g]
Monroe 1,121 66.45% 522 30.94% 41 2.43% 599 35.51% 1,687[a]
Oakland 2,161 58.64% 1,173 31.83% 349 9.47% 988 26.81% 3,685[e]
Ottawa 85 72.65% 21 17.95% 11 9.40% 64 54.70% 117
Saginaw 101 59.06% 70 40.94% 0 0.00% 31 18.13% 171
Shiawassee 236 53.03% 171 38.43% 36 8.09% 65 14.61% 445[e]
St. Clair 534 56.57% 408 43.22% 0 0.00% 126 13.35% 944[e]
St. Joseph 822 58.17% 488 34.54% 103 7.29% 334 23.64% 1,413
Van Buren 271 59.69% 172 37.89% 11 2.42% 99 21.81% 454
Washtenaw 1,843 48.02% 1,684 43.88% 311 8.10% 159 4.14% 3,838
Wayne 2,114 55.35% 1,560 40.85% 130 3.40% 554 14.51% 3,819[h]
Total21,39254.66%14,899[i]38.07%2,776[j]7.09%6,49316.59%39,139
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig

Notes

  1. 1 2 Includes 3 Scattering votes
  2. ↑ Includes 4 Scattering votes
  3. ↑ Includes 20 Scattering votes
  4. ↑ Includes 9 Scattering votes
  5. 1 2 3 4 Includes 2 Scattering votes
  6. 1 2 Includes 1 Scattering vote
  7. ↑ Includes 8 Scattering votes
  8. ↑ Includes 15 Scattering votes
  9. ↑ The county results add up to 14,999.
  10. ↑ The county results add up to 2,775.

References

  1. ↑ Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators. Thorp & Godfrey, state printers – via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 Michigan State Archives, 1843 Election Canvass
  3. 1 2 Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 121–122. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1843_Michigan_gubernatorial_election