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The following is a list of gubernatorial election results in the state of Michigan from 1835 to the present.
 
The following is a list of gubernatorial election results in the state of Michigan from 1835 to the present.
  
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==1835 Michigan Territory Gubernatorial Election==
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The 1835 election took place while Michigan was still a territory.
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===1835===
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==1837-1851==
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In 1837, Michigan officially obtained statehood, and through 1851, gubernatorial elections were held in every odd-numbered year.
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===1837===
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==1852-1962==
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Starting in 1852, gubernatorial elections were held in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years.
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===1852===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| John B. McClelland*
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|42,798
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|
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Whig}}|
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| Zachariah Chandler
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| Whig
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|style="text-align:right"|34,660
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|
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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|
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| Free Soil
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|style="text-align:right"|5,850
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|
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|
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|-
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|}
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===1960===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| John B. Swainson
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|1,643,634
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|50%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| Paul D. Bagwell
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,602,022
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|49%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| Other
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|style="text-align:right"|10,335
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|0%
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|
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|-
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|}
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===1962===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| George Romney
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,420,086
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|51%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| John B. Swainson*
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|1,339,513
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|48%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| Others
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|style="text-align:right"|5,240
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|0%
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|
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|-
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|}
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==1964-present==
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Following the Constitution of 1963, the governor and lieutenant governor have been elected on a ticket, and starting after the 1966 election, the term on the governor was extended from two years to four years.
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===1964===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| George Romney*
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| William G. Milliken
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,764,355
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|56%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Neil O. Staebler
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|
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|1,381,442
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|44%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| -
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| Other
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|style="text-align:right"|12,305
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|0%
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|
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|-
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|}
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===1966===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| George Romney*
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| William G. Milliken*
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,490,430
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|61%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Zolton Ferency
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|
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|963,383
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|39%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| -
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| Other
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|style="text-align:right"|8,096
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|0%
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|
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|-
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|}
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===1978===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| William G. Milliken*
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| James Brickley
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,628,485
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|57%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| William B. Fitzgerald
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| Olivia Maynard
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|1,237,256
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|43%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| -
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| Other
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|style="text-align:right"|1,471
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|0%
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|
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|-
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|}
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===1982===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| James J. Blanchard
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|
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|1,561,291
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|51%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| Richard H. Headlee
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|
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,369,582
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|45%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| -
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| Other
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|style="text-align:right"|
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|4%
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|
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|-
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|}
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===1990===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| John Engler
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| Connie Binsfield
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,276,134
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|50%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| James J. Blanchard*
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| Olivia Maynard
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|1,258,539
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|49%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| -
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| Other
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|style="text-align:right"|29,890
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|1%
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|
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|-
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|}
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===1994===
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{|  border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
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|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
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|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
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|style="width:10px"|'''Won'''
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Republican}}|
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| John Engler*
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| Connie Binsfield*
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| Republican
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|style="text-align:right"|1,899,101
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|61%
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|[[image:yes_check.png]]
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}|
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| Howard E. Wolpe
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| Debbie Stabenow
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| Democratic
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|style="text-align:right"|1,188,438
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|38%
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|
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|-
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}|
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| Others
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| -
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| Other
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|style="text-align:right"|1,538
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|0%
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|
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|-
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|}
 
===2010===
 
===2010===
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[[IMAGE:2010_MI_Gov_Race_1b.png|thumbnail|320px|Results by county--blue represents Snyder counties, red represents Bernero counties.  Shading represents the percentage of the vote for the winning candidate.]]
 
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey
 
|style="width:10px"|'''
 
|style="width:10px"|'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:150px"| '''Lt. Governor Candidate'''
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|style="width:110px"| '''Party'''
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|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
 
|style="width:60px"| '''Votes'''
 
|style="width:20px"|'''%'''
 
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| Republican
 
| Republican
 
|style="text-align:right"|1,874,834  
 
|style="text-align:right"|1,874,834  
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|58.11%
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|58%
 
|[[image:yes_check.png]]
 
|[[image:yes_check.png]]
 
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| Democratic
 
| Democratic
 
|style="text-align:right"|1,287,320
 
|style="text-align:right"|1,287,320
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|39.90%
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|40%
 
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| Other
 
| Other
 
|style="text-align:right"|63,934
 
|style="text-align:right"|63,934
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|1.98%
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|2%
 
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==Notes==
 
{{Note|1}}* denotes an incumbent.
 
{{Note|1}}* denotes an incumbent.

Latest revision as of 11:58, 29 January 2013

The following is a list of gubernatorial election results in the state of Michigan from 1835 to the present.

1835 Michigan Territory Gubernatorial Election

The 1835 election took place while Michigan was still a territory.

1835

1837-1851

In 1837, Michigan officially obtained statehood, and through 1851, gubernatorial elections were held in every odd-numbered year.

1837

1852-1962

Starting in 1852, gubernatorial elections were held in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years.

1852

Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
John B. McClelland* Democratic 42,798 Yes check.png
Zachariah Chandler Whig 34,660
Free Soil 5,850

1960

Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
John B. Swainson Democratic 1,643,634 50% Yes check.png
Paul D. Bagwell Republican 1,602,022 49%
Others Other 10,335 0%

1962

Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
George Romney Republican 1,420,086 51% Yes check.png
John B. Swainson* Democratic 1,339,513 48%
Others Others 5,240 0%

1964-present

Following the Constitution of 1963, the governor and lieutenant governor have been elected on a ticket, and starting after the 1966 election, the term on the governor was extended from two years to four years.

1964

Governor Candidate Lt. Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
George Romney* William G. Milliken Republican 1,764,355 56% Yes check.png
Neil O. Staebler Democratic 1,381,442 44%
Others - Other 12,305 0%

1966

Governor Candidate Lt. Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
George Romney* William G. Milliken* Republican 1,490,430 61% Yes check.png
Zolton Ferency Democratic 963,383 39%
Others - Other 8,096 0%

1978

Governor Candidate Lt. Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
William G. Milliken* James Brickley Republican 1,628,485 57% Yes check.png
William B. Fitzgerald Olivia Maynard Democratic 1,237,256 43%
Others - Other 1,471 0%

1982

Governor Candidate Lt. Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
James J. Blanchard Democratic 1,561,291 51% Yes check.png
Richard H. Headlee Republican 1,369,582 45%
Others - Other 4%

1990

Governor Candidate Lt. Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
John Engler Connie Binsfield Republican 1,276,134 50% Yes check.png
James J. Blanchard* Olivia Maynard Democratic 1,258,539 49%
Others - Other 29,890 1%

1994

Governor Candidate Lt. Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
John Engler* Connie Binsfield* Republican 1,899,101 61% Yes check.png
Howard E. Wolpe Debbie Stabenow Democratic 1,188,438 38%
Others - Other 1,538 0%

2010

Results by county--blue represents Snyder counties, red represents Bernero counties. Shading represents the percentage of the vote for the winning candidate.
Governor Candidate Lt. Governor Candidate Party Votes % Won
Rick Snyder Brian Calley Republican 1,874,834 58% Yes check.png
Virg Bernero Brenda Lawrence Democratic 1,287,320 40%
Others - Other 63,934 2%

Notes

^ * denotes an incumbent.

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