1896 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

Hazen S. Pingree won the 1896 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. Hazen S. Pingree received 304,431 popular votes (55.57%). The main challenger was Charles R. Sligh (40.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Pingree and Sligh

Pingree +15.2 pts · won by 79,231 votes
304,431 votes
225,200 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.