Michigan legislative manual and official directory for the years 1899-1900, Part 52

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Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Lansing : [Secretary of State]
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1,257


411


Kalkaska ..


Kent


3,398


2,965


3, 647


2, 540


2. 931


2,516


1,226


1,519


166


Keweenaw


(b) 295


(b) 391


Lake


1,464


1,247


1,762


1,222


1,579


995


618


819


142


Leelanau. .


4,780


3, 632


5,080


3, 510


4,499


2,779


2, 418 931


2,857


640


Lenawee ... Livingston .. Luce


1,604


1,983


2,075


2,003


1,765


1,711


1,419


133


Gratiot.


571


Hillsdale


3,805


1,725


3,749


Kalamazoo ..


3, 151


2, 101


3,230


2,031


1,840


484


Chippewa ...


(a)


64


Clare ..


Lincoln,


Scott,


Democrat.


Free Soil.


Republican.


Democrat.


(a) No returns.


(b) Not included in official canvass.


Lapeer.


1. 408


553


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE BY COUNTIES.


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE BY COUNTIES, 1836-96 .- Continued.


1864.


1860.


1856.


1852.


Counties.


Republican.


McClellan,


Democrat.


Republican.


Douglas,


Fremont.


Buchanan,


Democrat.


Whig.


Pierce,


Hale,


Mackinac ....


(d) 30


(d) 135


41


89


(a)


(a)


38


292


Macomb ..


. .


2,041


2.177


2.533


2.166


2. 210


1, 846


1.060


1.634


509


Manistee ..


145


70


126


58


Manitou. ..


(d)


11


(d) 135


56


67


Marquette ..


(d) 145


70


(a)


(a)


79


77


Mason.


143


88


89


49


32


12


Mecosta.


143


97


109


55


Midland ..


208


101


157


43


169


43


Monroe


1,659


2, 331


2, 282


2, 165


1,777


1.703


1,112 120


1, 582


169


Montcalm ...


595


443


565


361


414


265


156


6


Muskegon.


654


366


502


241


(a)


(a)


40


104


Oakland.


3, 709


3, 816


4.411


3,768


4.105


3. 276


2.376


3,178


552


Oceana.


356


177


192


158


82


21


Ogema w


Ontonagon


(a)


(a)


331


300


Osceola.


Oscoda.


Otsego.


Ottawa.


1.345


1,536


1,414


1,217


1,392


998


363


756


59


Presque Isle.


Roscommon.


Saginaw


1,731


1,900


1,479


1,206


1,042


1,222


367


694


73


Sanilac. .. ..


753


318


899


396


803


201


109


252


Schoolcraft.


Shia wassee.


1.412


1.283


1,606


1,221


1.304


1.105


519


584


52


St. Clair.


(d)1, 808


(d)2, 063


2,589


1,955


1,807


1,521


852


1,110


53


St. Joseph ...


2, 681


1,796


2, 832


1,980


2.324


1,475


1,164


1,259


252


Tuscola ..


798


401


747


350


442


242


80


62


31


Van Buren ..


1.985


1.400


2.175


1.274


1,710


1.031


613


771


87


Washtenaw.


3, 632


3, 836


4,286


3,630


3,570


2,833


2, 274


2,604


603


Wayne.


5,946


7.670


7,325


6,701


5,250


5.777


3, 402


4,680


368


Wexford.


Totals ...


b 79,149


c 68, 513


88,450


64.889


71,762


52,139


33, 860 41, 842


7,237


(a) No returns.


(c) Exclusive of "soldiers' vote," 2,959.


(b) Exclusive of "soldiers' vote, ". 9,402. (d) Not included in official canvass.


70


-


. .


Menominee ..


58


23


Missaukee ...


Montmorency .


Newaygo ....


406


242


364


207


Democrat.


Republican.


Lincoln,


Scott.


Democrat.


Free Soil.


Lincoln.


554


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE BY COUNTIES.


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE BY COUNTIES, 1836-96 .- Continued.


1848.


1844.


1840.


(a) 1836.


Counties.


Taylor,


Whig.


Cass,


Van Buren,


Clay,


Polk,


Harrison,


Van Buren,


Democrat.


Harrison,


Van Buren,


Democrat.


Alcona


Alger.


Allegan.


274


303


174


323


299


257


174


92


Alpena ..


Antrim


Arenac


Baraga


Barry


243


382


93


228


249


128


105


Bay


Benzie


Berrien


953


1.146


108


713


828 888


548 543


553


3


408


Branch .


665


1,083


400


644


1,528


1,153 670


527


(b)


(b)


Charlevoix


Cheboygan


Chippewa


51


13


48


34


(b)


Clare


Clinton


213


340


131


255


283


221


145


Crawford.


Delta


Eaton.


356


546


218


410


376


337


229


Emmet


Genesee


877


823


315


733


676


513


380


91


123


Gladwin


Gogebic


Grand Traverse


Gratiot


Hillsdale


1.027


1,290


482


968


1,088


843


721


7


179


Houghton


(e) 17


(e) 65


Huron


Ingham


473


692


332


432


441


265


261


(c)353


(c) 355


Ionia .


379


608


477


418


398


266


219


Iosco


Iron.


Isabella.


Isle Royal.


Jackson


969


1.547


1,070


1,302


1,389 828


1,504 954


1,121


(c)


Kalamazoo


1,010


880


495


932


Kalkaska.


Kent


653


768


337


476


564


319


320


Keweena w


Lake ..


Lapeer


369


542


205


399


502


492


413


57


129


Leelanau


(a) No returns for 1836 on file in office of Secretary of State. The statement here given is taken from Greeley's Whig Almanac for 1844.


(b) No returns.


(c) Votes in Ingham and Jackson counties returned together.


(d.) Majority ; votes for candidates not given.


(e) Not included in official canvass.


1,169


360


Cass


783


901


191


760


715


616


23


Calhoun


1.254


1.487


745


1.357


Democrat.


Whig.


Democrat.


Free Soil.


Whig.


Whig.


744


(0,213


555


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE BY COUNTIES.


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE BY COUNTIES, 1836-96 .- Concluded.


1848.


1844.


1840.


(a) 1836.


Counties.


Taylor,


Whig.


. Cass,


Democrat.


Van Buren,


Clay,


Polk,


Harrison,


Van Buren,


Democrat.


Harrison,


Whig.


Van Buren,


Democrat.


Lena wee


1,886


2,171


795 280


2,178 587


2,272


2. 117


1,865


261


558 142


Livingston


764


1,127


Luce


Mackinac


51


127


43


100


85


79


Macomb.


855


1,339


204


963


1,359


982


1,124


13


400


Manistee


Manitou.


Marquette


Mason.


Mecosta.


Menominee


Midland


Missaukee.


Monroe.


791


1,155


398


870


1.282


939


1.023


1,147


2


Montcalm


Montmorency.


Muskegon


Newaygo


Oakland.


1.942


2,781


694


2,225


2,833


2.372


2.365


952


817


Oceana. .


Ogemaw


Ontonagon


Osceola


Oscoda.


Otsego


Ottawa.


143


269


53


42


116


81


88


Presque Isle


Roscommon.


Saginaw


118


183


47


107


104


89


100


165


Sanilac ..


Schoolcraft.


Shia wassee.


281


426


192


300


269


283


159


St. Clair.


665


814


83


569


617


517


446


St. Joseph


963


1.011


418


935


976


800


761


(b) 42


Tuscola .


Van Buren


353


508


. 117


273


350


182


251


Washtenaw


2,029


2,080


918


2,349


2. 550


2, 527


2,057


1.031


1,636


Wayne.


2,540


3, 305


421


2.346


2.736


2. 246


2.237


1.527


1.578


Wexford


Totals


23,947


30,742


10,393


24, 285


27. 737 22, 933 21, 096


5, 545


7,122


(a) No returns for 1836 on file in the office of Secretary of State. The state- ment here given is taken from Greeley's Whig Almanac for 1844.


(b) Majority ; votes for candidates not given.


Free Soil.


Whig.


Democrat.


1,087


700


. 844


73


Whig.


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN MICHIGAN FROM 1836. TO 1896.


The highest vote for an elector being in each instance taken as the basis of calculation.


Election.


Vote on candidates.


Total vote.


Number.


Year.


Popular.


Per cent of


popular.


Majority.


Plurality.


Electoral.


Popular.


Increase of


Per cent of


increase.


13


1836


William Henry Harrison (Whig) .


4,045


35.5


11,377


Martin Van Buren (Democrat)


7, 332


64.5


3,287


3


14


1840


William Henry Harrison (Whig).


22,933


51.7


1,516


3


44,350


32, 973


289.8


Martin Van Buren (Democrat).


21,096


47.6


15


1844


Henry Clay (Whig)


27,737


49,7


3, 362


5


55, 751


11, 401


25.7


James G. Birney (Liberty Party).


3,639


6.5


16


1848


Zachary Taylor (Whig) .


23,930


36.8


6, 747


5


65,000


9,249


16.6


Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)


10,393


16.0


17


1852


Winfield Scott (Whig).


33, 860


40.8


41,842


50.5


745


6


82,939


17,939


27.6


18


1856


John C. Fremont (Republican).


71, 762


57.2


17,963


6


125, 561


42, 622


51.4


Millard Fillmore (American)


1,660


1.3


19


1860


Abraham Lincoln (Republican)


88, 480


57.1


22,213


6


Stephen A. Douglas (Democrat).


65,057


42.0


John Bell (Constitutional Union)


405


.3


154, 747


29,186


23.2


John C. Breckenridge (Secession and State Rights Democrat)


805


.6


20


1864


Abraham Lincoln (Republican) ..


(a)85, 352


55.9


17,982


8


152, 722


(b) 2, 025


(b) 1.3


George B. McClellan (Democrat)


(c)67, 370


44.1


21


1868


Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)


113, 229


57.9


30, 663


8


Horatio Seymour (Democrat).


82, 364


42.0


(d.195, 795


43,073


28.2


David Davis (Workingmen's Party).


202


.1


.


321


. 7


24,375


43.8


James K. Polk (Democrat)


..


. .


Franklin Pierce (Democrat).


7,237


8.7


.


John P. Hale (Free Soil).


James Buchanan (Democrat)


52.139


41.5


Lewis Cass (Democrat) ...


30,677


47.2


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN MICHIGAN.


556


Candidates for president.


popular.


James G. Birney (Liberty Party)


22


1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) .


136, 199


62.7


55,047


11


Horace Greeley (Democrat and Liberal)


77,020


35.4


. ..


217,351


21,556


11.0


Charles O'Connor (Democrat)


2,861


1.3


James Black (Prohibitionist) .


1.271


.6


23


1876


Rutherford B Hayes (Republican)


166, 534


15,538


11


Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat) .


141,095


44.4


. .


.


Green Clay Smith (Prohibitionist) (Anti-Secret Society)


75


24


1880


James A. Garfield (Republican).


185,190


52.5


17,740


11


Winfield S Hancock (Democrat)


131,301


37.2


James B. Weaver (Greenback)


34,895


9.9


Neal Dow (Prohibitionist) .


942


.3


.


.1


...


25


1884


James G. Blaine (Republican)


192, 669


48.0


3,308


13


Grover Cleveland (Democrat).


Fusion.


189,361


47.2


401,186


48,546


13.6


Benjamin F. Butler (Straight Greenback)


753


.2


26


1888


Benjamin Harrison (Republican)


236, 387


49.7


22,918


13


Grover Cleveland (Democrat).


213, 469


44.9


475, 356


74,170


18.5


Clinton B. Fisk (Prohibitionist)


20,945


4.4


27


(e) 1892


Benjamin Harrison (Republican).


222, 708


47.8


20,412


9


Grover Cleveland (Democrat).


202,296


43.3


John Bidwell (Prohibitionist).


20, 857


4.5


James B. Weaver (People's)


19,931


4.2


Scattering. ..


925


.2


28


1896


William Mckinley (Republican)


293,072


53.8


41,542


14


William J. Bryan (D P. U. S.) .


236, 994


43.5


John M. Palmer (Democrat)


6,905


1.3


Joshua Levering (Prohibitionist)


4,938


.9


544, 602


77,885


16.7


Charles E. Bentley (National)


1,815


.3


(Socialist Labor) .


293


1


Scattering


585


. 1


. . .


317,530


100, 179


46.0


Peter Cooper (Greenback)


9,060


2.9


766


2


....


. . .


352, 640


35,110


11.0


-


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN MICHIGAN.


John P. St. John (Prohibitionist) .


18, 403


4.6


Alson J. Streeter (Union Labor)


4.555


1.0


5


466, 717


(b) 8, 639


(b) 1.8


·


.


1


(a) Includes "soldiers' vote," 9,402. (b) Decrease. (c) Includes "soldiers' vote," 2.959.


(d) Exclusive of 30.036 votes not returned in legal time-538 in Alpena county. 209 in Cheboygan county, 317 in Delta county, 333 in Emmet county, 788 in Keweenaw county. 656 in Leelanau county, 162 in Mackinac county, 938 in Manistee county, 168 in Manitou county, 528 in Ontonagon county, 19,481 in Wayne county. and 5,918 in Van Buren county.


(e) Election held under so-called Miner law, whereby electors were chosen by congressional districts instead of by State at large. Figures en from vote on electors in eastern and western districts.


557


Benjamin F. Butler (Greenback and Anti-Monopoly) ...


(Labor Party)


312


52.5


. .


ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1789-1896.


Year of election.


(a) 1789.


(a) 1792.


(a) 1796.


(a) 1800.


Number of electors ...


73. (b)


132. (c)


138. (d)


138. (e)


Year of admission into the union.


States.


George Washington,


John Adams, Mass.


Scattering votes.


George Washington,


John Adams, Mass.,


| George Clinton, N. Y.


| Scattering votes.


John Adams, Mass.,


Thos. Jefferson, Va.,


Thos. Pinckney, S. C.,


| Aaron Burr, N. Y., Dem.


Thos. Jefferson, Va.,


| Aaron Burr, N. Y., Dem.


John Adams, Mass.,


Fed.


Chas. C. Pinckney, S. C., Fed.


Original 13 states.


New Hampshire.


5


5


6


6


6


6


6


Massachusetts . .


10


10


16


16


16


13


16


16


Connecticut ....


7


5


2


9


9


9


New Jersey.


6


1


5


7


7


7


7


Pennsylvania.


10


8


2


15


14


1


14


13


8


8


7


Delaware.


3


3


3


3


3


3 1


3


5


5


5


5


Virginia


10


5


5


21


21


1


20


1


1


19


21 21


South Carolina ..


7


7


8


1


8


8


8


8


Georgia ...


5


5


4


4


4


4


4


4


North Carolina .. New York.


(b)


12


12


1


11


1


6


5


8


4


4


Rhode Island


(b)


4


4


1


4


4


(f)3


1791


Vermont


3


3


4


1


4


4


1792


Kentucky


4


4


4


4


4


4


1796


Tennessee.


3


3


3


3


Totals


69


34 35


132


77 50


5


71


68


59 30 48


73 73


65


(e)64


(a) In these years the electors each voted for two persons, and the one receiving the highest number of votes (if such number was a majority of the whole number of electors) was declared elected president, and the one receiv- ing the next highest number was declared elected vice president.


(b) New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island did not participate in this election, not having ratified the constitution until afterwards. There were four vacancies, Maryland 2 and Virginia 2. The scattering votes were cast as follows: For John Jay-New Jersey 5, Delaware 3, Virginia 1; for Robert H. Harrison-Maryland 6; for John Hancock-Pennsylvania 2, Virginia 1, South Carolina 1; for John Rutledge-South Carolina 6; for Samuel Huntington- Connecticut 2; for George Clinton-Virginia 3. Georgia cast two votes for John Milton and one each for James Armstrong, Edward Telfair and Benj. Lincoln.


(c) There were three vacancies, Maryland 2 and Vermont 1. Scattering votes : For Thomas Jefferson-Kentucky 4; for Aaron Burr-South Carolina 1. (d) Scattering votes: For Samuel Adams-Virginia. 15; for Oliver Ellsworth -Rhode Island 4, Massachusetts 1, New Hampshire 6; for Samuel Johnson- Massachusetts 2; for James Iredell-North Carolina 3; for John Jay-Connec- ticut 5; for George Clinton-Georgia 4, Virginia 3; for George Washington- North Carolina 1, Virginia 1; for Charles C. Pinckney-North Carolina 1; for John Henry Maryland 2.


(e) (f) For these foot-notes see next page.


3


3


Maryland.


6


6


8


8


7


1


7 1 146


4


:


7


:


. .


.


12


|12


(b)


12


12


12


12


: .


.


Va., Fed.


Fed.


Fed.


Dem.


Fed.


Scattering votes.


Dem.


Va.


. .


or .


8


559


ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.


ELECTORAL VOTES, 1789-1896 .- Continued.


Year of election


1804.


1808.


1812.


1816.


1820.


Number of electors.


176.


176. (a)


218. (b)


221. (c)


235. (d)


Year of admission into the Union.


States.


Jefferson and Clinton,


Pinckney and King,


Madison and Clinton,


Pinckney and King,


James Madison, Va.,


Elbridge Gerry, Mass.,


Vice Pres., Dem.


George Clinton, N. Y.,


Jared Ingersoll, Pa.,


James Monroe, Va.,


Pres., Dem.


Dan'l D. Tompkins, N.


Y., Vice Pres., Dem.


Pres., Fed.


Scattering votes for


James Monroe, Va.,


Pres., Dem.


Dan'l D. Tompkins, N.


Y., Vice Pres., Dem.


Original 13 states.


7


7


1 61


22


20


22


22


15 (d)7


New Jersey ..


8


8


8


8


8


8


8


8


Pennsylvania


20


20


25


3


4


4


8


8


11


10


Virginia.


24


24


25


25


25


25


25


25


South Carolina Georgia .


10


10


11


11


11


11


11


11


North Carolina


14


11


3


15


15


15


15


15


15


New York


19


13


(a)


29


29


20


29


29


29


Rhode Island. .


4


4


4


4


4 OCH


4 8F


8


1792


Kentucky.


8


7


(a)


12


12


12:


12


12


12


1796


Tennessee


5


5


8


8


8


7


7


1802


Ohio.


3


3


(a)


(b)7


7


8


8


8


8


1812


Louisiana


3


3


3


3


3


3


1816 Indiana.


3


3


3


3


1817


Mississippi.


2


2


1818


Illinois ..


3


3


1819


Alabama


3


3


1820


Maine ..


1821


Missouri


3


3


Totals.


162


14


122


47


128


131


89


86


183 183


34


34


231


218


(a) There was one vacancy in Kentucky. New York cast 6 votes for George Clinton for president. Scattering votes for vice president : For John Langdon-Vermont 6, Ohio 3; for James Madison-New York 3; for James Monroe-New York 3.


(b) One vacancy in Ohio.


(c) There were four vacancies, one in Delaware and three in Maryland. Scattering votes for vice president: For J. E. Howard-Massachusetts 22 ; for J. Ross-Connecticut 5; for J. Marshall-Connecticut 4; for R. G. Harper -Delaware 3.


(d) There were three vacancies, Mississippi 1, Pennsylvania 1, and Tennes- see 1. New Hampshire cast 1 vote for John Quincy Adams for president. For vice president-Massachusetts. 8 for R. Stockton; Delaware, 4 for D Rodney; New Hampshire, 1 for R. Rush, and Maryland, 1 for R. G. Harper.


(e) There being no choice by the electors, the election devolved upon the house of representatives. On the 36th ballot Jefferson was elected president and Burr vice president. Jefferson received the votes of 10 states and Burr 4. After this the constitution was amended so as to require the electors to vote separately for president and vice president.


(f) One vote for John Jay.


7


8


:d :7 (d)?


19


19


0


9


9


9


9


9


Delaware


3


3


4


(d)


Maryland.


9


2


9


2


6


6


5


5


25


25


24


24


6


6


8


8


8


8


8


4


4


1791


Vermont.


6


6


(a)


8


8


N. Hampshire .. Massachusetts. Connecticut ...


9


Dem.


Fed.


Dem.


Fed.


Pres., Dem.


Pres., Fed.


Vice Pres., Fed.


Rufus King, N. Y.,


Vice Pres., (c) Fed.


0


9


3


560


ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.


ELECTORAL VOTES, 1789-1896 .- Continued.


Year of election


1824.


1828.


1832.


Number of electors.


261. (a)


288. (b)


294. (c)


Year of admission into the


States.


Andrew Jackson,


Tenn., Dem.


John Quincy Adams,


Mass., Coalition.


Wm. H. Crawford, Dem.


Henry Clay, Ky.,


John C. Calhoun,


Nathan Sanford,


N. Y., Coalition.


Andrew Jackson,


John Quincy Adams,


Mass., N. Rep.


S. C., Dem.


N. Rep.


Tenn., Dem.


Henry Clay, Ky.,


N. Rep.


Martin Van Buren, N. Y., Dem.


John Sergeant, Pa.,


Original 13 states.


Massachusetts.


15


15


15


15


14


14


Connecticut . .


8


8


8


8


8


New Jersey ..


8


8


8


8


8


Pennsylvania


28


28


28


28


30


Delaware


1


2


1


3


3


3


3


Maryland.


7


3


1


10


5


6


5


6


3


5


3


5


Virginia ..


11


11


11


11


2


11


11


North Carolina


15


15


15


15


15


15


-


Rhode Island.


4


3


4


4


4


1791


Vermont.


7


7


14


14


15


15


1796


Tennessee.


11


11


11


11


15


15


1802


Ohio


16


16


16


16


21


21


1812


Louisiana


3


5


5


5


5


5


1816


Indiana.


5


5


5


5


9


9


1817


Mississippi.


3


3


?


3


4


4


1818


Illinois ..


2


1


3


3


3


5


5


1819


Alabama


5


5


5


5


7


2


1820


Maine


9


9


1


8


1


8


10


10


1821


Missouri


3


3


3


4


4


Totals


99


84


41


37


182


30


178


83


171


83


219


49


189


49


8


7


8


8


7


. .


..


7


N. Rep.


South Carolina Georgia .


9


New York.


1


26


5


1


29


7


20


16


20


16


42


42


4


1792


Kentucky.


14


7


7


21


24


23


23


Union.


Pres.


V.Pres.


Pres.


V. Pres.


Pres. V. Pres.


Dem.


S. C., Dem.


Tenn., Dem.


John C. Calhoun,


Richard Rush, Pa.,


Andrew Jackson,


(a) There was one vacancy on the vote for vice president in Rhode Island. The election of president devolved upon the house of representatives, and John Quincy Adams was elected, receiving the votes of 13 states. Virginia cast 24 votes for N. Macon for vice president, New Hampshire 1, Connecti- cut 8, Maryland 1; and Missouri 3 for Andrew Jackson; Georgia 9 for Martin Van Buren; Delaware 2 for Henry Clay.


(b) Georgia, 7 votes for William Smith, of South Carolina, for vice president. (c) There were two vacancies in Maryland. For president-South Caro- lina, 11 for J. Floyd; Vermont, 7 for Wm. Wirt. For vice president-Penn- sylvania, 30 for W. Wilkins; South Carolina, 11 for H. Lee; Vermont, 7 for A. Ellmaker.


.


. .


.


7


N. Hampshire ..


24


9


ROSCOE D. DIX, Auditor General.


561


ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.


ELECTORAL VOTES, 1789-1896 .- Continued.


Year of election ....


1836.


1840.


1844.


1848.


1852.


Number of electors.


294. (a)


294. (b)


294.


294.


296.


Year of admission into the Union.


Martin Van Buren, N.


Wm. Henry Harrison,


R. M. Johnson, Ky., Dem.


Francis Granger, N.


Wm. Henry Harrison,


Martin Van Buren, N. Y., Dem.


John Tyler, Va.,


Dem.


Polk and Dallas, Dem.


Clay and Frelinghuysen,


Taylor and Fillmore, Whig.


Cass and Butler, Dem.


Pierce and King, Dem.


Scott and Graham, Whig.


Original 13 states.


Massachusetts.


14


14


14


12


12


13


Connecticut ...


8


8


8


8


6


6


6


New Jersey ..


8


8


8


8


7


7


7


Pennsylvania


30


30


30


30


26


26


27


Delaware


3


3


3


3


3


3


3


Maryland.


10


10


10


8


8


8


Virginia ...


23


23


22


17


17


15


South Carolina Georgia .


11


11


10


10


10


North Carolina


15


15


15


15


11


11


10


New York ...


42


42


42


42


36


36


35


. .


1791


Vermont ..


7


7


7


7


6


6


1792


Kentucky.


15


15


15


15


12


12


12


1796


Tennessee


15


15


13


13


12


1802


Ohio.


21


21


21


21


23


23


23


1812


Louisiana


5


5


5


5


6


6


6


1816


Indiana.


9


9


9


9


12


12


13


1817


Mississippi.


4


4


4


4


6


6


7


1818


Illinois. .


5


5


5


5


9


9


11


1819


Alabama


7


7


7


7


9


9


9


1820


Maine .


10


10


10


10


9


9


8


1821


Missouri


4


4


3


3


3


3


3


1


1837


Michigan.


3


3


3


3


5


5


6


1845


Florida


3


3


1845


Texas


1


4


1846


Iowa


4


4


1848


Wisconsin


1


5


1850


California.


4


Totals


170


73 147


77


234


60


234


48


170


105


163


127


254


7


7


. .


.


7


6


....


.


6


5


. .


. .


.


.


..


. ..


. .


. .


9


9


8


Rhode Island


4


4


4


4


4


4


4


..


.


...


. .


. .


. .


. .


7


7


9


1836


Arkansas.


3


4


4


. .


(a) Scattering votes: For president-Georgia 11, Tennessee 15 for H. L White: Massachusetts 14 for Daniel Webster; South Carolina 11 for W. P. Mangum. For vice president-John Tyler received 47 votes, viz: Maryland 10. South Carolina 11, Georgia 11, Tennessee 15. Virginia cast 23 votes for Wm. Smith. There being no choice by the electors, the election of vice president devolved upon the senate and R. M. Johnson was chosen:


(b) For vice president, South Carolina cast 11 votes for L. W. Tazwell. and Virginia 1 for James K. Polk.


71


Pres. V. Pres.


Pres.


V. Pres.


States.


Y., Dem


Ohio, Whig.


Y., Whig.


Ohio. Whig.


R. M. Johnson, Ky., Whig.


. .


. .


Whig.


N. Hampshire ..


7


11


....


....


. .


5


562


ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.


ELECTORAL VOTES, 1789-1896 .- Continued.


Year of election ..


...


1856.


1860.


1864.


1868.


1872.


Number of electors ..


296.


303.


314. (a)


317. (b)


366. (c)


Year of admission into the Union.


States.


Buchanan and Brecken-


Fremont and Dayton,


Fillmore and Donelson, Am.


Lincoln and Hamlin, Rep.


Breckenridge and Lane,


Bell and Everett, Union.


Douglas and Johnson,


Lincoln and Johnson,


McClellan and Pendlc-


ton, Dem.


Grant and Colfax, Rep.


Seymour and Blair, Dem.


Grant and Wilson, Rep.


Thos. A. Hendricks, Dem.


B. Gratz Brown, Dem.


| B. Gratz Brown, V.P., Dem.


Original 13 states.


New Hampshire


5


5


5


5


5


Massachusetts


13


13


12


12


13


Connecticut ...


6


6


6


6


6


New Jersey.


7


3


7


7


9


Pennsylvania.


27


27


26


26


29


Delaware.


3


3


3


3


3


Maryland


8


8


7


7


8


8


Virginia.


15


15


11


8


8


6


7


. .


or .


North Carolina New York


10


1.0


9


10


35


35


33


33


35


4


4


4


4


4


1791


Vermont .


5


5


5


5


5


1792


Kentucky


12


12


11


11


8


4


8


1796


Tennessee Ohio


23


23


21


21


22


1812


Louisiana


6


6


7


1816


Indiana.


13


13


13


13


15


1817 1818


Illinois.


11


11


16


16


21


1819


Alabama


9


10


1820


Maine.


8


8


7


7


7


1821


Missouri


9


9


11


11


6


8


6


1836


Arkansas


4


4


5


1837


Michigan


6


6


8


8


11


1845


Florida


3


3


3


4


1845


Texas


4


4


1846


Iowa.


4


4


8


8


11


1848


Wisconsin


5


5


1850


California


4


5


5


6


1858


Minnesota


4


4


4


5


1859


Oregon


3


3


3


3


1861


Kansas


3


3


5


1863


West Virginia


5


5


5


1864


Nevada ..


2


3


1867


Nebraska.


3


3


..


Totals


174


114


8


180


72


39


12


212


21


214


80


286 42 18 47


.


South Carolina .. Georgia ..


10


10


9


6


5


Rhode Island.


12


12


10


12


12


1802


Mississippi


7


7


8


8


8


8


8


10


·


.


.


NOTE .- Horace Greeley died before the meeting of the electoral college The votes cast for him by states were given for Thos. A. Hendricks and B. Gratz Brown.


(a) There were eighty-one vacancies: Alabama 8, Arkansas 5, Florida 3, Georgia 9. Louisiana 7, Mississippi 7. Nevada 1, North Carolina 9, South Caro- lina 6, Tennessee 10, Texas 6 and Virginia 10.


(b) (c) For these foot-notes see next page.


ridge, Dem.


Rep.


Dem.


Dem.


Rep.


563


ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.


ELECTORAL VOTES, 1789-1896 .- Continued.


Year of election ..


1876.


1880.


1884.


1888.


1892.


1896.


Number of electors ..


369. (a)


369.


401.


401.


144.


447.


Year of admission into the Union.


Hayes and Wheeler,


Tilden and Hendricks,


Garfield and Arthur,


Hancock and English,


Blaine and Logan,


Cleveland and Hendricks,


Harrison and Morton,


Cleveland and Thurman,


Harrison and Reid.


Rep.


Cleveland and Steven- son, Dem.


Weaver and Field, Peo.


Bryan and Sewall,


D. P. U. S.


Bryan and Watson, . D. P. and S.


Original 13 states.


New Hampshire.


5


5


4


4


4


4


Massachusetts ...


13


13


14


14


15


15


Connecticut .


6


6


6


6


6


6


-


New Jersey


9


.


9


9


10


10


Pennsylvania


29


29


30


30


32


32


Delaware


3


3


3


3


3


3


Maryland.


8


8


8


8


8


8


Virginia ..


11


11


11


12


12


12


Georgia .


11


11


12


12


13


13


North Carolina.


10


10


11


11


11


6


5


New York


35


35


36


36


36


36 4


1791


Vermont


5


4


4


4


4


1792


Kentucky.


12


13


13


13


12


1


1796


Tennessee Ohio ..


22


22


23


23


22


1


23


1812


Louisiana


8


8


8


8


8


4


4


1816


Indiana.


15


15


15


15


15


15


1818


Illinois.


21


21


22


22


24


24


1819


Alabama


10


10


10


10


11


11


. .


1820


Maine


7


6


6


6


. .


. .


1821


Missouri.


15


15


16


16


17


13


4


1836


Arkansas.


6


6


7


7


8


5


3


1837


Michigan


11


11


13


13


9


5


14


1845


Florida.


4


8


.


.


13


13


15


15


1846


Iowa


11


11


13


13


13


13


1818


Wisconsin.


10


10


11


11


12


12


1850


California.


6


1


5


8


8


1


8


8


1


1858


Minnesota.


5


5


7


7


9


9


1859


Oregon


3


3


3


3


3


1


4


1861


Kansas.


ore


5


9


9


10


10


1863


West Virginia


5


6


6


6


6


1864


Nevada ..


3


3


3


3


3


. .


1867


Nebraska


3


5


5


8


4


4


.


. ..


..


. ..


4


4


4


4


4


12


12


12


12


12


12


1817


Mississippi.


9


9


9


9


1845


Texas


4


4


4


4


4


8


.


. .


) There were twenty-three vacancies: Mississippi 7, Texas 6 and Virginia 10. (c) There were 17 votes not counted for president: Arkansas 6, Georgia 3 and Louisiana 8; and 14 not counted for vice president: Arkansas 6 and Louisiana 8. Scattering votes: President: for C. J. Jenkins-Georgia 2; for D. Davis-Missouri 1. Vice President: for G. W. Julian-Missouri 5; for A. H. Colquitt-Georgia 5; for J. M. Palmer-Missouri 3; for T. E. Bramlette-Ken- tucky 3; for W. S. Groesbeck-Missouri 1; for W. B Machen-Kentucky 1 ; for N. P. Banks-Georgia 1.


States.


Rep.


Dem.


Rep.


Dem.


Rep.


Dem.


Rep.


Dem.


..


.


. .


South Carolina ..


7


9


....


Rhode Island


1802


.


. .


6


McKinley and Hobart,


Rep.


564 .


ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.


ELECTORAL VOTES, 1789-1896 .- Concluded.


Year of election ....


1876.


1880.


1884.


1888


1892.


1896.


Number of electors.


369. (a)


369.


401.


401.


444.


447.


Year of admission into the Union.


States.


Hayes and Wheeler, Rep.


Tilden and Hendricks,


Garfield and Arthur, Rep.


Hancock and English,


Blaine and Logan, Rep.


Cleveland and Hendricks,


Harrison and Morton,


Cleveland and Thurman,


Harrison and Reid, Rep.


Cleveland and Stevenson,


Weaver and Field, Peo.


McKinley and Hobart,


Bryan and Sewall, D. P.


Bryan and Watson, D., P. and S.


1876


Colorado.


3


3


3


3


-


1


17


1889


South Dakota ..


4


1889


Washington.


4


2


1889


Montana


3


2


1


1890


Wyoming


3


2


1


1890


Idaho.


3


?


1


Totals.


185


184


214


155


182


219


233


168


145


277


22


271


149


27


(a) From Florida 2 sets of certificates were received; from Louisiana 3, from Oregon 2, and from South Carolina 2. They were referred to an elec- toral commission, formed under the provisions of the compromise bill, approved January 29, 1877; the commission decided in favor of counting the electoral vote, as returned in the table.


Dem.


Rep.


U. S.


1889


North Dakota ..


2


1896


Utah


Dem.


Dem.


Dem.


Rep.


Dem.


U. S. GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN MICHIGAN.


Corrected to July 1, 1809.


MICHIGAN PENSION AGENCY.


The United States Pension Agency for Michigan is located in the Hammond Building, at the corner of Fort and Griswold streets, Detroit. Pensions are paid quarterly on the fourth day of March. June, September and December. Agent, Oscar A. Janes.




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