1892 Michigan gubernatorial election

1892 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 1, 1892

Nominee John T. Rich Allen B. Morse Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 221,228 205,138 Percentage 47.21% 43.77%

County results Rich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Morse:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Ewing:      30–40%

Governor before election Edwin B. Winans Democratic Elected Governor John T. Rich Republican

The 1892 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1892. Republican nominee John T. Rich defeated Democratic candidate Allen B. Morse with 47.21% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John T. Rich, Republican
• Allen B. Morse, Democratic

Other candidates

• John W. Ewing, People's
• John Russell, Prohibition

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John T. Rich	221,228	47.21
	Democratic	Allen B. Morse	205,138	43.77
	Populist	John W. Ewing	21,417	4.57
	Prohibition	John Russell	20,777	4.43
	Write-ins		77	0.02
Total votes			468,637	100
	Republican gain from Democratic