1958 Michigan gubernatorial election

1958 Michigan gubernatorial election

←  1956 November 4, 1958 1960  →
Turnout	36.29%
Nominee G. Mennen Williams Paul Bagwell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,225,533 1,078,089 Percentage 53.00% 46.63%
County results Williams:      50–60%     60–70% Bagwell:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election G. Mennen Williams Democratic Elected Governor G. Mennen Williams Democratic

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
• Paul Douglas Bagwell, Republican

Other candidates

• Ralph Muncy, Socialist Labor
• Rollin M. Severance, Prohibition
• Frank Lovell, Socialist Workers

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1958 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	1,225,533	53.00
	Republican	Paul Douglas Bagwell	1,078,089	46.63
	Socialist Labor	Ralph Muncy	3,983	0.17
	Prohibition	Rollin M. Severance	3,622	0.16
	Socialist Workers	Frank Lovell	957	0.04
Total votes			2,303,622	100
	Democratic hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 5, 1958. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1958 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	385,864	50.81
	Democratic	William L. Johnson	65,614	37.93
	Democratic	Write-ins	2	0.00
Total votes			451,480	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1958 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Douglas Bagwell	260,494	99.99
	Republican	Write-ins	25	0.01
Total votes			260,519	100.00

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
2. Michigan (1961). Michigan manual. 1959-60 – via HathiTrust.