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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. | ||
+ | ==1835 Michigan Territory Gubernatorial Election== | ||
+ | The 1835 election took place while Michigan was still a territory. | ||
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+ | ==1837-1851== | ||
+ | In 1837, Michigan officially obtained statehood, and through 1851, gubernatorial elections were held in every odd-numbered year. | ||
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==1852-1962== | ==1852-1962== | ||
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{{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 | |||
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% | ||
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% | ||
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% | ||
Zolton Ferency | Democratic | 963,383 | 39% | |||
Others | - | Other | 8,096 | 0% |
1978
1982
Governor Candidate | Lt. Governor Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Won | |
James J. Blanchard | Democratic | 1,561,291 | 51% | |||
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% | ||
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% | ||
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% | ||
Virg Bernero | Brenda Lawrence | Democratic | 1,287,320 | 40% | ||
Others | - | Other | 63,934 | 2% |
Notes
^ * denotes an incumbent.