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The 1950 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Harry Kelly with 49.76% of the vote.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) | 935,152 | 49.76 | |
| Republican | Harry Kelly | 933,998 | 49.70 | |
| Prohibition | Perry Hayden | 8,511 | 0.45 | |
| Socialist Labor | Theos A. Grove | 1,077 | 0.06 | |
| Socialist Workers | Howard Lerner | 636 | 0.03 | |
| Write-ins | 8 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 1,879,382 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
The primary elections occurred on September 12, 1950. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) | 338,302 | 99.99 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 13 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 338,315 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Harry Kelly | 205,889 | 36.88 | |
| Republican | Frederick M. Alger Jr. | 161,827 | 28.99 | |
| Republican | Eugene C. Keyes | 114,711 | 20.55 | |
| Republican | Albert J. Engel | 67,415 | 12.08 | |
| Republican | Thomas S. Leith | 8,460 | 1.52 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 19 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 558,321 | 100.00 | ||
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Events from the year 1940 in Michigan.
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The 1938 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican nominee Frank Fitzgerald defeated incumbent Democratic Frank Murphy with 52.78% of the vote.
The 1960 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee John B. Swainson narrowly defeated Republican nominee Paul Douglas Bagwell with 50.48% of the vote.
The 1958 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Paul Douglas Bagwell with 53% of the vote.
The 1956 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Albert E. Cobo with 54.65% of the vote.
The 1952 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Frederick M. Alger Jr. with 49.96% of the vote.
The 1932 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee William Comstock defeated incumbent Republican Wilber M. Brucker with 54.92% of the vote.
The 1934 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Frank Fitzgerald defeated Democratic nominee Arthur J. Lacy with 52.41% of the vote.
The 1940 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner defeated incumbent Republican Luren Dickinson with 53.06% of the vote.
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.
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.
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.
The 1948 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee G. Mennen Williams defeated incumbent Republican Kim Sigler with 53.41% of the vote.
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