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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== | ||
| + | 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=== | ||
| + | {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
| + | |- bgcolor=lightgrey | ||
| + | |style="width:10px"|''' | ||
| + | |style="width:150px"| '''Governor Candidate''' | ||
| + | |style="width:150px"| '''Party''' | ||
| + | |style="width:60px"| '''Votes''' | ||
| + | |style="width:20px"|'''%''' | ||
| + | |style="width:10px"|'''Won''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |{{Political Party/party colors/Democratic}}| | ||
| + | | John B. McClelland* | ||
| + | | Democratic | ||
| + | |style="text-align:right"|42,798 | ||
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| + | |[[image:yes_check.png]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |{{Political Party/party colors/Whig}}| | ||
| + | | Zachariah Chandler | ||
| + | | Whig | ||
| + | |style="text-align:right"|34,660 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}| | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | | Free Soil | ||
| + | |style="text-align:right"|5,850 | ||
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| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
===1960=== | ===1960=== | ||
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| John B. Swainson | | John B. Swainson | ||
| Democratic | | Democratic | ||
| − | |style="text-align:right"| | + | |style="text-align:right"|1,643,634 |
| − | | | + | |50% |
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| Paul D. Bagwell | | Paul D. Bagwell | ||
| Republican | | Republican | ||
| − | |style="text-align:right"| | + | |style="text-align:right"|1,602,022 |
| − | | | + | |49% |
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| Others | | Others | ||
| Other | | Other | ||
| − | |style="text-align:right"| | + | |style="text-align:right"|10,335 |
| − | | | + | |0% |
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|{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}| | |{{Political Party/party colors/Other}}| | ||
| Others | | Others | ||
| − | | | + | | Others |
|style="text-align:right"|5,240 | |style="text-align:right"|5,240 | ||
|0% | |0% | ||
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| + | ==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=== | ===1964=== | ||
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===2010=== | ===2010=== | ||
| + | [[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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| + | ==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.
Contents
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 | 
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| Zachariah Chandler | Whig | 34,660 | |||
| Free Soil | 5,850 |
1960
| Governor Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Won | |
| John B. Swainson | Democratic | 1,643,634 | 50% |
| |
| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| 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% |
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| Howard E. Wolpe | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 1,188,438 | 38% | ||
| Others | - | Other | 1,538 | 0% |
2010
| Governor Candidate | Lt. Governor Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Won | |
| Rick Snyder | Brian Calley | Republican | 1,874,834 | 58% |
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| Virg Bernero | Brenda Lawrence | Democratic | 1,287,320 | 40% | ||
| Others | - | Other | 63,934 | 2% |
Notes
^ * denotes an incumbent.
