1962 Michigan gubernatorial election

1962 Michigan gubernatorial election

←  1960 November 6, 1962 1964  →
Turnout	35.34%
Nominee George W. Romney John B. Swainson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,420,086 1,339,513 Percentage 51.36% 48.45%
County results Romney:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Swainson:     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election John B. Swainson Democratic Elected Governor George W. Romney Republican

The 1962 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democrat John B. Swainson was defeated by Republican George W. Romney who got 51.36% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• George W. Romney, Republican
• John B. Swainson, Democratic

Other candidates

• James Sim, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1962 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Romney	1,420,086	51.36
	Democratic	John B. Swainson (incumbent)	1,339,513	48.45
	Socialist Labor	James Sim	5,219	0.19
	Write-ins		21	0.00
Total votes			2,764,839	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 7, 1962. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1962 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Swainson (incumbent)	318,580	99.99
	Democratic	Write-ins	22	0.01
Total votes			318,602	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1962 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Romney	448,449	99.97
	Republican	Write-ins	120	0.03
Total votes			448,569	100.00

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
2. Michigan (1965). Michigan manual. 1963-64 – via HathiTrust.