1942 Michigan gubernatorial election
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![]() County results Kelly: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Van Wagoner: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee Harry Kelly defeated incumbent Democrat Murray Van Wagoner with 52.60% of the vote.
General election[]
Candidates[]
Major party candidates
- Harry Kelly, Republican
- Murray Van Wagoner, Democratic
Other candidates
- Frederic S. Goodrich, Prohibition
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harry Kelly | 645,335 | 52.60 | |
Democratic | Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent) | 573,314 | 46.73 | |
Prohibition | Frederic S. Goodrich | 8,065 | 0.66 | |
Write-ins | 60 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 1,226,774 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Primaries[]
The primary elections occurred on September 15, 1942.[2]
Republican primary[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harry Kelly | 315,458 | 99.97 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 90 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 315,548 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent) | 176,266 | 99.99 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 16 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 176,282 | 100.00 |
References[]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 03, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c Michigan (1945). Michigan manual. 1943-44 – via HathiTrust.
Categories:
- Michigan gubernatorial elections
- 1942 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1942 Michigan elections
- November 1942 events