1898 Michigan gubernatorial election

1898 Michigan gubernatorial election

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Nominee Hazen S. Pingree Justin R. Whiting Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 243,239 168,142 Percentage 57.75% 39.92%

County results Pingree:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Whiting:      40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Hazen S. Pingree Republican Elected Governor Hazen S. Pingree Republican

The 1898 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1898. Incumbent Republican Hazen S. Pingree defeated Fusion candidate of the Democratic, People's, and Union Silver parties, Justin R. Whiting, with 57.75% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Hazen S. Pingree, Republican
• Justin R. Whiting, Democratic ^{[a] [1] [2]}

Other candidates

• Noah W. Cheever, Prohibition
• Sullivan W. Cook, People's
• George Hasseler, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1898 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hazen S. Pingree (incumbent)	243,239	57.75
	Democratic	Justin R. Whiting	168,142	39.92
	Prohibition	Noah W. Cheever	7,006	1.66
	Populist	Sullivan W. Cook	1,656	0.39
	Socialist Labor	George Hasseler	1,101	0.26
	Write-ins		20	0.01
Total votes			421,164	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "Free Silver Fusion Ticket". The Yale expositor. Yale, St. Clair County, MI. July 1, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. "Fusion in Michigan". New York Times. New York, NY. June 23, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
3. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 01, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

Notes

1. Whiting ran under a fusion ticket between the Democrats, the Populists and the Union Silver Party.