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1882 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1882 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

Josiah W. Begole won the 1882 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. Josiah W. Begole received 154,451 popular votes (49.28%). The main challenger was David Jerome (47.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Begole and Jerome

Begole +1.5 pts · won by 4,754 votes
Josiah W. BegoleDemocraticWINNER49.28%
154,451 votes
David JeromeRepublican47.76%
149,697 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.