1890 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1890 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Democratic nominee Edwin B. Winans defeated Republican candidate James M. Turner with 46.18% of the vote.

1890 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 4, 1890

Nominee Edwin B. Winans James M. Turner Azariah S. Partridge Party Democratic Republican Prohibition Popular vote 183,725 172,205 28,681 Percentage 46.18% 43.28% 7.21%

Governor before election Cyrus G. Luce Republican Elected Governor Edwin B. Winans Democratic

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Edwin B. Winans, Democratic
• James M. Turner, Republican

Other candidates

• Azariah S. Partridge, Prohibition
• Eugene H. Belden, Industrial

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin B. Winans	183,725	46.18
	Republican	James M. Turner	172,205	43.28
	Prohibition	Azariah S. Partridge	28,681	7.21
	Industrial	Eugene H. Belden	13,198	3.32
	Write-ins		47	0.01
Total votes			397,856	100
	Democratic gain from Republican