1942 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1942 Michigan gubernatorial election
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  1940 November 3, 1942 1944  
  Harry F. Kelly.jpg Murray D. Van Wagoner.jpg
Nominee Harry Kelly Murray Van Wagoner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote645,335573,314
Percentage52.60%46.73%

1942 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Kelly:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Van Wagoner:      50–60%

Governor before election

Murray Van Wagoner
Democratic

Elected Governor

Harry Kelly
Republican

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.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1942 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Kelly 645,335 52.60
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent)573,31446.73
Prohibition Frederic S. Goodrich8,0650.66
Write-ins 600.01
Total votes1,226,774 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on September 15, 1942. [2]

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1942 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Kelly 315,458 99.97
Republican Write-ins 900.03
Total votes315,548 100.00

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1942 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent) 176,266 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 160.01
Total votes176,282 100.00

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 03, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Michigan (1945). Michigan manual. 1943-44 via HathiTrust.