1952 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1952 Michigan gubernatorial election
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  1950 November 4, 1952 1954  
Turnout44.98%
  G. Mennen Williams 1959.png Frederick M. Alger Jr.png
Nominee G. Mennen Williams Frederick M. Alger Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,431,8931,423,275
Percentage49.96%49.66%

1952 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Williams:      50–60%     60–70%
Alger:      40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Governor before election

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

Elected Governor

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

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.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1952 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 1,431,893 49.96
Republican Frederick M. Alger Jr. 1,423,27549.66
Prohibition E. Harold Munn 8,9900.31
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove1,1920.04
Socialist Workers Howard Lerner6280.02
Write-ins 20.00
Total votes2,865,980 100
Democratic hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 5, 1952. [2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1952 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 566,818 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 160.01
Total votes566,834 100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1952 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frederick M. Alger Jr. 384,532 44.21
Republican Donald S. Leonard253,70329.17
Republican William C. Vandenberg 231,46126.61
Write-ins 160.00
Total votes869,712 100.00

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Michigan (1955). Michigan manual. 1953-54 via HathiTrust.
  3. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Aug 05, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.