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
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
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 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
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%
|
|
|
|
Virg Bernero
|
Brenda Lawrence
|
Democratic
|
1,287,320
|
40%
|
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
Other
|
63,934
|
2%
|
|
Notes
^ * denotes an incumbent.
