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1878 Michigan gubernatorial election

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The 1878 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Republican Charles Croswell defeated Democratic nominee Orlando M. Barnes with 44.66% of the vote.

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November 5, 1878

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Nominee	Charles Croswell	Orlando M. Barnes	Henry S. Smith
Party	Republican	Democratic	Greenback
Popular vote	126,280	78,503	73,313
Percentage	44.66%	27.76%	25.93%

County results
Croswell:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Barnes:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Smith:     30-40%     40-50%
     No Votes

Governor before election

Charles Croswell
Republican

Elected Governor

Charles Croswell
Republican

General election

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Candidates

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Orlando M. Barnes, mayor of Lansing and former State Representative (Democratic)
Charles Croswell, former State Senator and Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives (Republican)
Henry S. Smith (Greenback)
Watson Snyder (Prohibition)

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1878^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Croswell (incumbent)	126,280	44.66
	Democratic	Orlando M. Barnes	78,503	27.76
	Greenback	Henry S. Smith	73,313	25.93
	Prohibition	Watson Snyder	3,469	1.23
	Write-ins		1,200	00.42
Total votes			221,423	100
	Republican hold

References

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^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1878". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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