Oceana County MI Archives History - Books .....Votes For Governorship 1882
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Book Title: History Of Oceana County

Oceana cast her first vote for governor in 1856.  the following is the 
official statement of each vote to the present time:

1856, Bingham (Rep.) received 83; Felch (Dem.) 21.
1858, Wisner, (Rep.) 68; Stuart (Dem.) 167
1860, Blair, (Rep.) 191; Barry (Dem.) 159.
1862, Blair (Rep.) 262; Stout (Dem.) 158
1864, Crapo (Rep.) 354; Fenton (Dem.) 179.
1866, Crapo, (Rep.) 600; Williams (Dem.) 203
1868, Baldwin (Rep.) 1,079; Moore (Dem.) 412.
1870, Baldwin (Rep.) 845; Comstock (Dem.) 261
1872, Bagley, (Rep.) 1,159; Blaor (Liberal) 225.
1874, Bagley, (Rep.) 1,147; Chamberlain (Dem.) 395.
1876, Croswell, (Rep.) 1,868; Webber (Dem.) 594
1878, Croswell (Rep.) 920; Barnes (Dem.) 594.
1880, Jerome (Rep.) 1,401; Holloway (Dem.) 542; also Woodman (Greenbacker) 
491; McKeever (Prohibitionist) 25.

According to the last United States census (1880) there were 6,444 males in 
Oceana to 5,255 females.  Of these 9,784 were native born and 1,915 of foreign 
birth.  There were 11,312 whites to 387 colored, of whom 345 were Indians.

Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF OCEANA CO., CHICAGO, H.R. PAGE & COMPANY, 1882

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