The following is a list of gubernatorial election results in the state of Michigan from 1835 to the present.
1962
|
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
|
George Romney
|
Republican
|
1,420,086
|
51%
|
|
|
|
John B. Swainson*
|
Democratic
|
1,339,513
|
48%
|
|
|
|
Others
|
Other
|
5,240
|
0%
|
|
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
|
|
Governor Candidate
|
Lt. Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
|
William G. Milliken*
|
James Brickley
|
Republican
|
1,628,485
|
57%
|
|
|
|
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 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 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%
|
|
^ * denotes an incumbent.
