1918 Michigan gubernatorial election

1918 Michigan gubernatorial election

←  1916 November 5, 1918 1920  →

Nominee Albert Sleeper John W. Bailey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 266,738 158,142 Percentage 64.41% 36.41%

County results Sleeper:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Albert Sleeper Republican Elected Governor Albert Sleeper Republican

The 1918 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Albert Sleeper defeated Democratic candidate John W. Bailey with 64.41% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Albert Sleeper, Republican
• John W. Bailey, Democratic

Other candidates

• Ernest J. Moore, Socialist
• John S. McColl, Prohibition
• John Hinds, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1918 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert Sleeper (incumbent)	266,738	64.41
	Democratic	John W. Bailey	158,142	36.41
	Socialist	Ernest J. Moore	7,068	1.63
	Prohibition	John S. McColl	1,637	0.38
	Socialist Labor	John Hinds	790	0.18
	Write-ins		1	0.00
Total votes			434,376	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 1, 2019.