1948 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 1948 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee G. Mennen Williams defeated incumbent Republican Kim Sigler with 53.41% of the vote.
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General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
- Kim Sigler, Republican
Other candidates
- Seth A. Davey, Prohibition
- Emanuel Seidler, Socialist
- Arthur Chenoweth, Socialist Labor
- Howard Lerner, Socialist Workers
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | G. Mennen Williams | 1,128,664 | 53.41 | |
Republican | Kim Sigler | 964,810 | 45.66 | |
Prohibition | Gordon Phillips | 15,249 | 0.72 | |
Socialist | Emanuel Seidler | 2,115 | 0.10 | |
Socialist Labor | Arthur Chenoweth | 1,405 | 0.07 | |
Socialist Workers | Howard Lerner | 870 | 0.04 | |
Write-ins | 9 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 2,113,122 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Primaries
The primary elections occurred on September 14, 1948.[2]
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | G. Mennen Williams | 109,988 | 38.58 | |
Democratic | Victor E. Bucknell | 101,814 | 35.71 | |
Democratic | Burnett J. Abbott | 73,302 | 25.71 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 9 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 285,113 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kim Sigler | 430,721 | 99.94 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 244 | 0.06 | |
Total votes | 430,965 | 100.00 |
References
- "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 02, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Michigan (1951). Michigan manual. 1949 – via HathiTrust.
- "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Sept 14, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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