| Election Name: | 1837 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1835 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1835 |
| Next Election: | 1839 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1839 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1837-November 7, 1837 |
| Turnout: | 94.38% |
| Nominee1: | Stevens T. Mason |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,314 |
| Percentage1: | 51.29% |
| Nominee2: | Charles C. Trowbridge |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,546 |
| Percentage2: | 48.71% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Stevens T. Mason |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Stevens T. Mason |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1837 Michigan gubernatorial election was held from November 6, 1837 to November 7, 1837. Incumbent Democrat Stevens T. Mason defeated Whig nominee Charles C. Trowbridge with 51.29% of the vote.
Major party candidates
Results provided by.[1]
Note: Counties listed may not match modern-day county names or borders. Names, vote numbers and percentages taken from above reference.
| County | Stevens T. Mason (D) | Charles Towbridge (W) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | Votes | Percentage | Votes | ||
| Allegan | 31% | 98 | 69% | 218 | |
| Berrien | 48.1% | 495 | 51.9% | 534 | |
| Branch | 66% | 387 | 34% | 199 | |
| Calhoun | 54.9% | 808 | 45.1% | 664 | |
| Cass | 45.8% | 388 | 54.2% | 459 | |
| Chippewa | 85.7% | 42 | 14.3% | 7 | |
| Genesee | 48% | 233 | 52% | 252 | |
| Hillsdale | 50.3% | 378 | 49.7% | 374 | |
| Ionia | 61.9% | 148 | 38.1% | 91 | |
| Jackson & Ingham | 45.4% | 758 | 54.6% | 911 | |
| Kalamazoo | 43.4% | 577 | 56.6% | 752 | |
| Kent | 75.6% | 394 | 24.4% | 127 | |
| Lapeer | 48.5% | 227 | 51.5% | 241 | |
| Lenawee | 51.4% | 1,345 | 48.6% | 1,273 | |
| Livingston | 56.5% | 443 | 43.5% | 341 | |
| Macomb | 40.6% | 471 | 59.4% | 689 | |
| Michilimackinac | 67.4% | 89 | 32.6% | 43 | |
| Monroe | 60.3% | 999 | 39.7% | 657 | |
| Oakland | 50.6% | 1,681 | 49.4% | 1,639 | |
| St. Clair | 54.3% | 447 | 45.7% | 376 | |
| St. Joseph | 53.1% | 557 | 46.9% | 491 | |
| Saginaw | 46.7% | 86 | 53.3% | 98 | |
| Shiawassee | 47.9% | 123 | 52.1% | 134 | |
| Van Buren | 56.9% | 103 | 43.1% | 78 | |
| Washtenaw | 49.7% | 2,039 | 50.3% | 2,066 | |
| Wayne | 49.1% | 1,998 | 50.9% | 2,066 | |
| Totals* | 50.9% | 15,314 | 49.1% | 14,780 |
The Totals are stated, but the author included Whig candidate's Total Vote share at 14,546.