1946 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican nominee Kim Sigler defeated Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner with 60.28% of the vote.

1946 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1944 November 5, 1946 1948 →
 
Nominee Kim Sigler Murray Van Wagoner
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Eugene C. Keyes William Osmund Kelly
Popular vote 1,003,878 644,540
Percentage 60.28% 38.70%

County results
Sigler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Van Wagoner:      50–60%

Governor before election

Harry Kelly
Republican

Elected Governor

Kim Sigler
Republican

Sigler was the last Republican to carry Wayne County until William Milliken did so in 1978.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Seth A. Davey, Prohibition
  • Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1946[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Sigler 1,003,878 60.28
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner 644,540 38.70
Prohibition Gordon Phillips 11,974 0.72
Socialist Labor James Sim 5,071 0.30
Write-ins 12 0.00
Total votes 1,665,475 100
Republican hold

Primaries

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The primary elections occurred on June 18, 1946.[2]

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1946[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Sigler 170,779 37.82
Republican Vernon J. Brown 123,029 27.25
Republican Raymond J. Kelly 92,770 20.55
Republican Edward Jeffries 64,936 14.38
Republican Write-ins 14 0.00
Total votes 451,528 100.00

Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1946[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner 98,103 72.63
Democratic William J. Cody 36,965 27.37
Democratic Write-ins 7 0.01
Total votes 135,075 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Michigan (1949). Michigan manual. 1947-48 – via HathiTrust.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - June 18, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - June 18, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.