1888 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1888 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

Cyrus G. Luce won the 1888 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. Cyrus G. Luce received 233,595 popular votes (49.2%). The main challenger was Wellington R Burt (45.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Luce and Burt

Luce +3.6 pts · won by 17,145 votes

Cyrus G. Luce RepublicanWINNER49.2%

233,595 votes

Wellington R Burt Democratic45.59%

216,450 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% 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.