1964 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1964 Michigan gubernatorial election
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  1962 November 3, 1964 1966  
Turnout40.37%
  George W. Romney 1969.png Neil Staebler (Michigan Congressman).jpg
Nominee George W. Romney Neil O. Staebler
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate William Milliken Robert A. Derengoski
Popular vote1,764,3551,381,442
Percentage55.87%43.74%

1964 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Romney:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Staebler:     50–60%

Governor before election

George W. Romney
Republican

Elected Governor

George W. Romney
Republican

The 1964 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican George W. Romney defeated Democratic nominee Neil O. Staebler with 55.87% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Major party running mates [1]

Other candidates

Other running mates [1]

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1964 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George W. Romney (incumbent) 1,764,355 55.87
Democratic Neil O. Staebler 1,381,44243.74
Socialist Workers Frank Lovell 5,6490.18
Freedom Now Albert B. Cleage Jr. 4,7670.15
Socialist Labor James C. Horvath1,7770.06
Write-ins 1120.21
Total votes3,158,102 100
Republican hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on September 1, 1964. [1]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1964 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Neil Staebler 510,588 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 420.01
Total votes510,630 100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1964 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George W. Romney (incumbent) 583,356 87.86
Republican George N. Higgins80,60812.14
Republican Write-ins 170.00
Total votes663,981 100.00

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Michigan (1967). Michigan manual. 1965/1966 via HathiTrust.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.