1944 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1944 Michigan gubernatorial election
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  1942 November 7, 1944 1946  
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Nominee Harry Kelly Edward J. Fry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,208,859989,307
Percentage54.69%44.76%

1944 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Kelly:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Fry:      50–60%

Governor before election

Harry Kelly
Republican

Elected Governor

Harry Kelly
Republican

The 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Harry Kelly had defeated Democratic nominee Edward J. Fry with 54.69% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1944 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Kelly (incumbent) 1,208,859 54.69
Democratic Edward J. Fry989,30744.76
Prohibition Seth A. Davey5,7440.26
Socialist Forest Odell2,8510.13
America First Leland Marion2,1210.10
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove1,3640.06
Total votes2,210,246 100
Republican hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on July 11, 1944. [2]

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1944 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Kelly (incumbent) 283,176 99.99
Republican Write-ins 290.01
Total votes283,205 100.00

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1944 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward J. Fry 71,420 45.25
Democratic William J. Cody61,03338.67
Democratic Earnest C. Brooks 25,37316.08
Democratic Write-ins 40.00
Total votes157,830 100.00

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Michigan (1949). Michigan manual. 1945-46 via HathiTrust.