1946 Michigan gubernatorial election

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The 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican nominee Kim Sigler defeated Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner with 60.28% of the vote.

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1946 Michigan gubernatorial election
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November 5, 1946
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Nominee Kim Sigler Murray Van Wagoner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,003,878 644,540
Percentage 60.28% 38.70%
County results
Sigler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Van Wagoner:      50–60%
Governor before election

Harry Kelly
Republican

 Elected Governor

Kim Sigler
Republican

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This was one of only two gubernatorial elections since 1928 in which Wayne County voted Republican.[a]

Primary election

Michigan held primary elections on June 18, 1946.

Republican party

Kim Sigler won the Republican nomination from a crowded field.

Candidates

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Sigler 170,779 37.82%
Republican Vernon J. Brown 123,029 27.25%
Republican Raymond J. Kelly 92,770 20.55%
Republican Edward Jeffries 64,936 14.38%
Republican Scattering 14 0.00%
Total votes 451,528 100.00%
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Democratic party

Former governor Murray Van Wagoner easily secured the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner 98,103 72.63%
Democratic William J. Cody 36,965 27.37%
Democratic Scattering 7 0.01%
Total votes 135,075 100.00%
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General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Gordon Phillips, Prohibition
  • James Sim, Socialist Labor

Results

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1946 Michigan gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kim Sigler 1,003,878 60.28% +5.58%
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner 644,540 38.70% −6.06%
Prohibition Gordon Phillips 11,974 0.72% +0.46%
Socialist Labor James Sim 5,071 0.30% +0.30%
Scattering 12 0.00%
Majority 359,338 21.58%
Total votes 1,665,475 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +11.64%
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Results by county

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County[3] Kim Sigler
Republican		 Murray Van Wagoner
Democratic		 Gordon Phillips
Prohibition		 James Sim
Socialist Labor		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 1,618 70.93% 651 28.54% 12 0.53% 0 0.00% 967 42.39% 2,281
Alger 1,678 45.87% 1,976 54.02% 4 0.11% 0 0.00% -298 -8.15% 3,658
Allegan 9,840 73.55% 3,406 25.46% 119 0.89% 14 0.10% 6,434 48.09% 13,379
Alpena 3,977 67.46% 1,910 32.40% 7 0.12% 1 0.02% 2,067 35.06% 5,895
Antrim 2,179 70.77% 863 28.03% 32 1.04% 5 0.16% 1,316 42.74% 3,079
Arenac 1,930 65.87% 983 33.55% 11 0.38% 6 0.20% 947 32.32% 2,930
Baraga 2,081 55.27% 1,675 44.49% 6 0.16% 3 0.08% 406 10.78% 3,765
Barry 5,951 75.42% 1,668 21.14% 264 3.35% 7 0.09% 4,283 54.28% 7,890
Bay 12,185 58.32% 8,550 40.92% 95 0.45% 65 0.31% 3,635 17.40% 20,895
Benzie 1,777 71.80% 650 26.26% 35 1.41% 12 0.48% 1,127 45.54% 2,475[b]
Berrien 19,883 68.55% 8,872 30.59% 183 0.63% 65 0.22% 11,011 37.97% 29,003
Branch 6,135 71.33% 2,330 27.09% 132 1.53% 4 0.05% 3,805 44.24% 8,601
Calhoun 19,605 70.84% 7,853 28.38% 158 0.57% 59 0.21% 11,752 42.46% 27,675
Cass 5,833 67.33% 2,767 31.94% 50 0.58% 13 0.15% 3,066 35.39% 8,663
Charlevoix 2,559 68.46% 1,130 30.23% 45 1.20% 4 0.11% 1,429 38.23% 3,738
Cheboygan 2,459 62.06% 1,486 37.51% 12 0.30% 5 0.13% 973 24.56% 3,962
Chippewa 4,630 62.37% 2,723 36.68% 61 0.82% 9 0.12% 1,907 25.69% 7,423
Clare 2,269 79.22% 572 19.97% 20 0.70% 3 0.10% 1,697 59.25% 2,864
Clinton 6,424 71.04% 2,535 28.03% 76 0.84% 8 0.09% 3,889 43.01% 9,043
Crawford 819 65.21% 428 34.08% 1 0.08% 8 0.64% 391 31.13% 1,256
Delta 4,402 43.39% 5,681 55.99% 50 0.49% 13 0.13% -1,279 -12.61% 10,146
Dickinson 5,111 46.90% 5,680 52.12% 88 0.81% 18 0.17% -569 -5.22% 10,897
Eaton 8,291 68.63% 3,533 29.25% 238 1.97% 18 0.15% 4,758 39.39% 12,080
Emmet 2,936 65.56% 1,510 33.72% 27 0.60% 5 0.11% 1,426 31.84% 4,478
Genesee 35,808 54.09% 29,634 44.77% 501 0.76% 255 0.39% 6,174 9.33% 66,198
Gladwin 1,844 72.68% 670 26.41% 23 0.91% 0 0.00% 1,174 46.28% 2,537
Gogebic 5,531 45.87% 6,446 53.46% 73 0.61% 8 0.07% -915 -7.59% 12,058
Grand Traverse 4,244 72.60% 1,554 26.58% 38 0.65% 10 0.17% 2,690 46.01% 5,846
Gratiot 6,085 73.99% 1,973 23.99% 162 1.97% 4 0.05% 4,112 50.00% 8,224
Hillsdale 6,820 73.12% 2,299 24.65% 198 2.12% 9 0.10% 4,521 48.47% 9,327[b]
Houghton 9,069 53.96% 7,695 45.78% 40 0.24% 3 0.02% 1,374 8.18% 16,807
Huron 7,264 80.59% 1,643 18.23% 100 1.11% 7 0.08% 5,621 62.36% 9,014
Ingham 28,118 58.86% 18,919 39.61% 612 1.28% 110 0.23% 9,199 19.26% 47,767[c]
Ionia 7,760 68.81% 3,272 29.01% 232 2.06% 13 0.12% 4,488 39.80% 11,277
Iosco 2,260 71.63% 881 27.92% 11 0.35% 3 0.10% 1,379 43.71% 3,155
Iron 3,861 50.06% 3,781 49.03% 56 0.73% 14 0.18% 80 1.04% 7,712
Isabella 5,204 76.20% 1,538 22.52% 83 1.22% 4 0.06% 3,666 53.68% 6,829
Jackson 19,734 70.23% 8,058 28.68% 256 0.91% 52 0.19% 11,676 41.55% 28,101[b]
Kalamazoo 20,688 66.52% 9,891 31.80% 430 1.38% 91 0.29% 10,797 34.72% 31,100
Kalkaska 798 70.18% 306 26.91% 32 2.81% 1 0.09% 492 43.27% 1,137
Kent 45,544 64.40% 24,415 34.52% 652 0.92% 112 0.16% 21,129 29.88% 70,723
Keweenaw 856 52.74% 764 47.07% 1 0.06% 2 0.12% 92 5.67% 1,623
Lake 1,121 65.75% 577 33.84% 6 0.35% 1 0.06% 544 31.91% 1,705
Lapeer 6,391 75.29% 1,998 23.54% 93 1.10% 7 0.08% 4,393 51.75% 8,489
Leelanau 1,777 71.65% 694 27.98% 7 0.28% 2 0.08% 1,083 43.67% 2,480
Lenawee 13,788 73.85% 4,630 24.80% 240 1.29% 12 0.06% 9,158 49.05% 18,670
Livingston 6,341 71.45% 2,438 27.47% 92 1.04% 4 0.05% 3,903 43.98% 8,875
Luce 1,065 73.45% 375 25.86% 10 0.69% 0 0.00% 690 47.59% 1,450
Mackinac 1,874 65.09% 993 34.49% 11 0.38% 1 0.03% 881 30.60% 2,879
Macomb 19,387 58.81% 13,199 40.04% 216 0.66% 162 0.49% 6,188 18.77% 32,964
Manistee 3,931 58.47% 2,749 40.89% 34 0.51% 9 0.13% 1,182 17.58% 6,723
Marquette 9,202 52.67% 8,200 46.93% 58 0.33% 11 0.06% 1,002 5.74% 17,471
Mason 4,053 65.50% 2,061 33.31% 56 0.90% 18 0.29% 1,992 32.19% 6,188
Mecosta 3,385 74.64% 1,081 23.84% 66 1.46% 3 0.07% 2,304 50.80% 4,535
Menominee 4,005 53.91% 3,367 45.32% 47 0.63% 10 0.13% 638 8.59% 7,429
Midland 5,473 71.65% 2,041 26.72% 119 1.56% 6 0.08% 3,432 44.93% 7,639
Missaukee 1,916 76.33% 575 22.91% 16 0.64% 2 0.08% 1,341 53.43% 2,510[b]
Monroe 11,266 62.24% 6,684 36.93% 120 0.66% 30 0.17% 4,582 25.31% 18,100
Montcalm 5,867 73.10% 2,045 25.48% 101 1.26% 13 0.16% 3,822 47.62% 8,026
Montmorency 916 53.32% 783 45.58% 13 0.76% 6 0.35% 133 7.74% 1,718
Muskegon 15,603 58.39% 10,881 40.72% 171 0.64% 68 0.25% 4,722 17.67% 26,723
Newaygo 4,003 75.43% 1,226 23.10% 69 1.30% 9 0.17% 2,777 52.33% 5,307
Oakland 55,123 64.70% 29,220 34.30% 438 0.51% 416 0.49% 25,903 30.40% 85,197
Oceana 2,738 67.46% 1,214 29.91% 100 2.46% 7 0.17% 1,524 37.55% 4,059
Ogemaw 1,947 74.63% 638 24.45% 21 0.80% 3 0.11% 1,309 50.17% 2,609
Ontonagon 2,509 51.18% 2,381 48.57% 12 0.24% 0 0.00% 128 2.61% 4,902
Osceola 3,205 78.52% 822 20.14% 52 1.27% 3 0.07% 2,383 58.38% 4,082
Oscoda 585 64.86% 308 34.15% 8 0.89% 1 0.11% 277 30.71% 902
Otsego 1,399 64.50% 754 34.76% 16 0.74% 0 0.00% 645 29.74% 2,169
Ottawa 14,400 71.28% 5,611 27.77% 154 0.76% 38 0.19% 8,789 43.50% 20,203
Presque Isle 2,116 62.22% 1,277 37.55% 5 0.15% 3 0.09% 839 24.67% 3,401
Roscommon 1,494 74.37% 499 24.84% 10 0.50% 6 0.30% 995 49.53% 2,009
Saginaw 21,731 63.54% 12,074 35.31% 313 0.92% 81 0.24% 9,657 28.24% 34,199
Sanilac 7,444 80.22% 1,577 17.00% 250 2.69% 8 0.09% 5,867 63.23% 9,279
Schoolcraft 1,607 56.45% 1,231 43.24% 7 0.25% 2 0.07% 376 13.21% 2,847
Shiawassee 8,669 69.71% 3,564 28.66% 191 1.54% 11 0.09% 5,105 41.05% 12,435
St. Clair 16,731 75.62% 5,002 22.61% 354 1.60% 39 0.18% 11,729 53.01% 22,126
St. Joseph 7,549 67.91% 3,301 29.69% 265 2.38% 2 0.02% 4,248 38.21% 11,117
Tuscola 6,897 74.98% 2,115 22.99% 181 1.97% 5 0.05% 4,782 51.99% 9,198
Van Buren 9,341 74.38% 3,106 24.73% 84 0.67% 27 0.22% 6,235 49.65% 12,558
Washtenaw 22,438 72.35% 8,285 26.71% 210 0.68% 80 0.26% 14,153 45.64% 31,013
Wayne 344,573 53.01% 300,091 46.16% 2,473 0.38% 2,919 0.45% 44,482 6.84% 650,056
Wexford 3,958 69.17% 1,702 29.74% 59 1.03% 3 0.05% 2,256 39.43% 5,722
Total1,003,87860.28%644,54038.70%11,9740.72%5,0710.30%359,33821.58%1,665,475
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. [a]
    The other was instance was in 1978.
  2. [b]
    Includes 1 Scattering vote
  3. [c]
    Includes 8 Scattering votes

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