1950 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1950 Michigan gubernatorial election
Flag of Michigan.svg
  1948 November 7, 1950 1952  
  G. Mennen Williams 1959.png Harry F. Kelly.jpg
Nominee G. Mennen Williams Harry Kelly
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote935,152933,998
Percentage49.76%49.70%

1950 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Williams:      50–60%     60–70%
Kelly:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

Elected Governor

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

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.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1950 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 935,152 49.76
Republican Harry Kelly 933,99849.70
Prohibition Perry Hayden8,5110.45
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove1,0770.06
Socialist Workers Howard Lerner6360.03
Write-ins 80.00
Total votes1,879,382 100
Democratic hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on September 12, 1950. [2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1950 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 338,302 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 130.01
Total votes338,315 100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1950 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Kelly 205,889 36.88
Republican Frederick M. Alger Jr. 161,82728.99
Republican Eugene C. Keyes 114,71120.55
Republican Albert J. Engel 67,41512.08
Republican Thomas S. Leith 8,4601.52
Republican Write-ins 190.00
Total votes558,321 100.00

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Michigan (1953). Michigan manual. 1951-52 via HathiTrust.
  3. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 12, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.