1900 Michigan gubernatorial election

1900 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 6, 1900

Nominee Aaron T. Bliss William C. Maybury Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 305,612 226,228 Percentage 55.75% 41.27%

County results Bliss:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Maybury:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election Hazen S. Pingree Republican Elected Governor Aaron T. Bliss Republican

The 1900 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Republican nominee Aaron T. Bliss defeated Democratic candidate William C. Maybury with 55.75% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Aaron T. Bliss, Republican
• William C. Maybury, Democratic

Other candidates

• Frederic S. Goodrich, Prohibition
• Henry Ramsay, Socialist Democrat
• Henry Ulbricht, Socialist Labor
• Daniel Thompson, People's
• Hazen S. Pingree, Socialist Democrat

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron T. Bliss	305,612	55.75
	Democratic	William C. Maybury	226,228	41.27
	Prohibition	Frederic S. Goodrich	11,834	2.16
	Social Democratic	Henry Ramsay	2,709	0.49
	Socialist Labor	Henry Ulbricht	958	0.18
	Populist	Daniel Thompson	871	0.16
	Social Democratic	Hazen S. Pingree (incumbent)	2	0.00
Total votes			548,214	100
	Republican hold