1960 Michigan gubernatorial election

1960 Michigan gubernatorial election

←  1958 November 8, 1960 1962  →
Turnout	41.62%
Nominee John B. Swainson Paul Douglas Bagwell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,643,634 1,602,022 Percentage 50.48% 49.20%
County results Swainson:      50–60%     60–70% Bagwell:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election G. Mennen Williams Democratic Elected Governor John B. Swainson Democratic

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John B. Swainson, Democratic
• Paul Douglas Bagwell, Republican

Other candidates

• Robert Himmel Jr., Socialist Workers
• Delmar D. Gibbons, Prohibition
• F. J. Toohey, Tax Cut
• Theos A. Grove, Socialist labor
• R. Roy Pursell, Independent American

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1960 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Swainson	1,643,634	50.48
	Republican	Paul Douglas Bagwell	1,602,022	49.20
	Socialist Workers	Robert Himmel Jr.	3,387	0.10
	Prohibition	Delmar D. Gibbons	2,183	0.07
	Tax Cut	F. J. Toohey	1,899	0.06
	Socialist Labor	Theos A. Grove	1,479	0.05
	Independent American	R. Roy Pursell	1,354	0.04
	Write-ins		33	0.00
Total votes			3,255,991	100
	Democratic hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 2, 1960. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1960 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Swainson	274,743	50.81
	Democratic	James M. Hare	205,086	37.93
	Democratic	Edward Connor	60,895	11.26
	Write-ins		19	0.00
Total votes			540,743	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1960 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Douglas Bagwell	480,361	99.98
	Republican	Write-ins	113	0.02
Total votes			480,474	100.00

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 08, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
2. Michigan (1967). Michigan manual. 1961-62 – via HathiTrust.
3. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Aug 02, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.