1952 Michigan gubernatorial election

1952 Michigan gubernatorial election

←  1950 November 4, 1952 1954  →
Turnout	44.98%
Nominee G. Mennen Williams Frederick M. Alger Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,431,893 1,423,275 Percentage 49.96% 49.66%
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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
• Frederick M. Alger Jr., Republican

Other candidates

• E. Harold Munn, Prohibition
• Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor
• Howard Lerner, Socialist Workers

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1952 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	1,431,893	49.96
	Republican	Frederick M. Alger Jr.	1,423,275	49.66
	Prohibition	E. Harold Munn	8,990	0.31
	Socialist Labor	Theos A. Grove	1,192	0.04
	Socialist Workers	Howard Lerner	628	0.02
	Write-ins		2	0.00
Total votes			2,865,980	100
	Democratic hold

Primaries

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

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1952 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	566,818	99.99
	Democratic	Write-ins	16	0.01
Total votes			566,834	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1952 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick M. Alger Jr.	384,532	44.21
	Republican	Donald S. Leonard	253,703	29.17
	Republican	William C. Vandenberg	231,461	26.61
	Write-ins		16	0.00
Total votes			869,712	100.00

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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.