The 1845 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1845. Democratic nominee Alpheus Felch defeated Whig nominee Stephen Vickery with 50.83% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Alpheus Felch, Democratic Stephen Vickery, Whig Other candidates James G. Birney, Liberty
Results
Results By County County Alpheus FelchDemocratic Stephen VickeryWhig James G. BirneyLiberty ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Allegan28149.47%27448.24%122.11%10.18%71.23%568Barry25452.92%20642.92%1193.96%00.00%4810.00%480Berrien66059.57%42238.09%262.35%00.00%23821.48%1,108Branch70661.55%35931.30%817.06%00.00%34730.25%1,147Calhoun1,18550.79%98042.01%1596.82%90.39%2058.79%2,333Cass57048.97%51844.50%766.53%00.00%524.47%1,164Chippewa939.13%1460.87%00.00%00.00%-5-21.74%23Clinton23752.55%16235.92%5111.31%10.22%7516.63%451Eaton31543.03%35147.95%669.02%00.00%-36-4.92%732Genesee57947.38%44236.17%19916.28%20.16%13711.21%1,222Hillsdale1,02552.75%74938.55%1688.65%00.00%27614.20%1,943Ingham40349.51%32539.93%8610.57%00.00%789.58%814Ionia41651.23%31438.67%819.98%10.12%10212.56%812Kalamazoo57235.59%79649.53%23714.75%00.00%-224-13.94%1,607Kent50051.23%43344.36%424.30%10.10%676.86%976Lapeer36149.05%29540.08%679.10%131.77%668.97%736Lenawee1,78748.57%1,70446.32%1855.03%30.08%832.26%3,679Livingston82358.53%46533.07%1148.11%40.28%35825.46%1,406Mackinac9986.84%1513.16%00.00%00.00%8473.68%114Macomb78853.06%55937.64%1369.16%10.07%22915.42%1,485Monroe1,01970.57%40427.98%211.45%00.00%61542.59%1,444Oakland1,98151.86%1,43837.64%39210.26%80.21%54314.21%3,820Ottawa13668.34%4522.61%189.05%00.00%9145.73%199Saginaw8947.85%8746.77%94.84%00.00%21.08%186Shiawassee23244.53%15930.52%12223.42%81.54%7314.01%521St. Clair47451.63%38341.72%566.10%50.54%919.91%918St. Joseph79051.37%68044.21%684.42%00.00%1107.15%1,538Van Buren31254.83%21337.43%447.73%00.00%9917.40%569Washtenaw1,75943.21%2,00549.25%3057.49%20.05%-246-6.04%4,071Wayne1,76149.99%1,51943.12%2055.82%310.88%2426.87%3,523Total20,12350.83%16,31641.21%3,0457.69%900.23%3,8079.62%39,589
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Allegan Cass Mackinac
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Chippewa Kalamazoo Washtenaw
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