1970 Michigan gubernatorial election
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The 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Republican William Milliken won the election, defeating Democratic nominee Sander Levin.
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November 3, 1970
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 County results Milliken: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Levin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary election
Michigan held primary elections on August 4, 1970.
Republican party
After George W. Romney resigned in 1969 to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, lieutenant governor William Milliken succeeded him as governor. Milliken sought a full term in 1970 was easily won the Republican nomination
Candidates
- William Milliken, incumbent governor
- James C. Turner, publisher from Howell[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Milliken (inc.) | 416,491 | 77.75% | |
| Republican | James C. Turner | 119,140 | 22.24% | |
| Republican | Scattering | 25 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 535,656 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic party
State senator Sander Levin defeated Zolton Ferency for the Democratic nomination.
Candidates
- Zolton Ferency, Democratic nominee for governor in 1966
- Sander Levin, member of Michigan Senate
- George Montgomery, majority leader of the Michigan House of Representatives
- George Parris, Macomb County Prosecutor[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sander Levin | 304,343 | 54.10% | |
| Democratic | Zolton Ferency | 167,442 | 29.76% | |
| Democratic | George Parris | 49,559 | 8.81% | |
| Democratic | George Montgomery | 41,218 | 7.33% | |
| Democratic | Scattering | 17 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 562,579 | 100.00% | ||
American Independent party
Candidates
- James L. McCormick
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Independent | James L. McCormick | 100 | 82.64% | |
| American Independent | Scattering | 21 | 17.36% | |
| Total votes | 121 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- William G. Milliken & James H. Brickley, Republican
- Sander M. Levin & Edward H. McNamara, Democratic
Other candidates
- James L. McCormick & Robert E. Cauley, American Independent
- George Bouse & Evelyn Kirsch, Socialist Workers
- James Horvath & W. Clifford Bentley, Socialist Labor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Milliken (inc.) | 1,339,047 | 50.41% | −10.13% | |
| Democratic | Sander Levin | 1,294,638 | 48.74% | +9.61% | |
| American Independent | James L. McCormick | 18,006 | 0.68% | ||
| Socialist Workers | George Bouse | 2,220 | 0.08% | ||
| Socialist Labor | James Horvath | 2,144 | 0.08% | −0.24% | |
| Scattering | 107 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 44,409 | 1.67% | |||
| Total votes | 2,656,162 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -19.74% | |||
Results by county
Arenac County, Ogemaw County, and Shiawassee County voted Democratic for the first time since 1932.
| County[4] | William Milliken Republican |
Sander Levin Democratic |
James L. McCormick American Independent |
All Others Various |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 1,708 | 57.61% | 1,239 | 41.79% | 17 | 0.57% | 1 | 0.03% | 469 | 15.82% | 2,965 |
| Alger | 1,172 | 39.49% | 1,791 | 60.34% | 5 | 0.17% | 0 | 0.00% | -619 | -20.86% | 2,968 |
| Allegan | 12,202 | 60.55% | 7,771 | 38.56% | 161 | 0.80% | 17 | 0.08% | 4,431 | 21.99% | 20,151 |
| Alpena | 4,884 | 53.55% | 4,169 | 45.71% | 56 | 0.61% | 11 | 0.12% | 715 | 7.84% | 9,120 |
| Antrim | 2,857 | 59.66% | 1,903 | 39.74% | 26 | 0.54% | 3 | 0.06% | 954 | 19.92% | 4,789 |
| Arenac | 1,731 | 49.64% | 1,751 | 50.22% | 4 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.03% | -20 | -0.57% | 3,487 |
| Baraga | 1,247 | 44.14% | 1,559 | 55.19% | 8 | 0.28% | 11 | 0.39% | -312 | -11.04% | 2,825 |
| Barry | 6,514 | 53.34% | 5,596 | 45.82% | 88 | 0.72% | 15 | 0.12% | 918 | 7.52% | 12,213 |
| Bay | 17,591 | 46.18% | 20,275 | 53.23% | 180 | 0.47% | 43 | 0.11% | -2,684 | -7.05% | 38,089 |
| Benzie | 1,774 | 58.72% | 1,218 | 40.32% | 25 | 0.83% | 4 | 0.13% | 556 | 18.40% | 3,021 |
| Berrien | 25,899 | 57.93% | 18,307 | 40.95% | 436 | 0.98% | 68 | 0.15% | 7,592 | 16.98% | 44,710 |
| Branch | 5,524 | 55.80% | 4,311 | 43.55% | 56 | 0.57% | 9 | 0.09% | 1,213 | 12.25% | 9,900 |
| Calhoun | 22,116 | 52.04% | 19,980 | 47.01% | 347 | 0.82% | 58 | 0.14% | 2,136 | 5.03% | 42,501 |
| Cass | 5,494 | 51.17% | 5,107 | 47.57% | 119 | 1.11% | 16 | 0.15% | 387 | 3.60% | 10,736 |
| Charlevoix | 3,210 | 55.33% | 2,570 | 44.30% | 18 | 0.31% | 4 | 0.07% | 640 | 11.03% | 5,802 |
| Cheboygan | 3,068 | 53.08% | 2,671 | 46.21% | 35 | 0.61% | 6 | 0.10% | 397 | 6.87% | 5,780 |
| Chippewa | 5,021 | 58.28% | 3,519 | 40.84% | 69 | 0.80% | 7 | 0.08% | 1,502 | 17.43% | 8,616 |
| Clare | 2,537 | 51.40% | 2,366 | 47.93% | 32 | 0.65% | 1 | 0.02% | 171 | 3.46% | 4,936 |
| Clinton | 7,981 | 54.65% | 6,505 | 44.54% | 108 | 0.74% | 10 | 0.07% | 1,476 | 10.11% | 14,604 |
| Crawford | 1,163 | 55.73% | 916 | 43.89% | 8 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 247 | 11.84% | 2,087 |
| Delta | 5,030 | 41.45% | 7,036 | 57.98% | 58 | 0.48% | 11 | 0.09% | -2,006 | -16.53% | 12,135 |
| Dickinson | 4,364 | 47.25% | 4,831 | 52.31% | 32 | 0.35% | 9 | 0.10% | -467 | -5.06% | 9,236 |
| Eaton | 12,215 | 56.61% | 9,191 | 42.60% | 138 | 0.64% | 33 | 0.15% | 3,024 | 14.01% | 21,577 |
| Emmet | 3,503 | 55.86% | 2,744 | 43.76% | 19 | 0.30% | 5 | 0.08% | 759 | 12.10% | 6,271 |
| Genesee | 54,920 | 42.71% | 72,185 | 56.14% | 1,295 | 1.01% | 177 | 0.14% | -17,265 | -13.43% | 128,577 |
| Gladwin | 2,164 | 50.81% | 2,077 | 48.77% | 15 | 0.35% | 3 | 0.07% | 87 | 2.04% | 4,259 |
| Gogebic | 3,565 | 39.82% | 5,352 | 59.78% | 30 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.07% | -1,787 | -19.96% | 8,953 |
| Grand Traverse | 8,713 | 68.07% | 3,959 | 30.93% | 125 | 0.98% | 3 | 0.02% | 4,754 | 37.14% | 12,800 |
| Gratiot | 5,781 | 54.63% | 4,752 | 44.91% | 44 | 0.42% | 5 | 0.05% | 1,029 | 9.72% | 10,582 |
| Hillsdale | 5,946 | 57.76% | 4,237 | 41.16% | 95 | 0.92% | 17 | 0.17% | 1,709 | 16.60% | 10,295 |
| Houghton | 5,954 | 50.70% | 5,735 | 48.84% | 48 | 0.41% | 6 | 0.05% | 219 | 1.86% | 11,743 |
| Huron | 6,971 | 61.27% | 4,327 | 38.03% | 69 | 0.61% | 10 | 0.09% | 2,644 | 23.24% | 11,377 |
| Ingham | 43,911 | 56.32% | 33,520 | 42.99% | 367 | 0.47% | 170 | 0.22% | 10,391 | 13.33% | 77,968 |
| Ionia | 7,270 | 53.94% | 6,137 | 45.54% | 58 | 0.43% | 12 | 0.09% | 1,133 | 8.41% | 13,477 |
| Iosco | 3,227 | 54.53% | 2,658 | 44.91% | 32 | 0.54% | 1 | 0.02% | 569 | 9.61% | 5,918 |
| Iron | 2,681 | 43.29% | 3,500 | 56.52% | 6 | 0.10% | 6 | 0.10% | -819 | -13.22% | 6,193 |
| Isabella | 6,007 | 56.45% | 4,557 | 42.82% | 66 | 0.62% | 11 | 0.10% | 1,450 | 13.63% | 10,641 |
| Jackson | 23,000 | 54.51% | 18,901 | 44.80% | 256 | 0.61% | 34 | 0.08% | 4,099 | 9.72% | 42,191 |
| Kalamazoo | 35,430 | 58.81% | 24,292 | 40.32% | 433 | 0.72% | 94 | 0.16% | 11,138 | 18.49% | 60,249 |
| Kalkaska | 1,065 | 52.80% | 918 | 45.51% | 32 | 1.59% | 2 | 0.10% | 147 | 7.29% | 2,017 |
| Kent | 79,459 | 59.99% | 51,800 | 39.11% | 1,052 | 0.79% | 137 | 0.10% | 27,659 | 20.88% | 132,448 |
| Keweenaw | 496 | 50.25% | 488 | 49.44% | 3 | 0.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.81% | 987 |
| Lake | 1,043 | 42.97% | 1,373 | 56.57% | 8 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.12% | -330 | -13.60% | 2,427 |
| Lapeer | 6,591 | 52.39% | 5,882 | 46.76% | 96 | 0.76% | 11 | 0.09% | 709 | 5.64% | 12,580 |
| Leelanau | 2,814 | 67.76% | 1,300 | 31.30% | 38 | 0.92% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,514 | 36.46% | 4,153 |
| Lenawee | 13,406 | 59.40% | 8,999 | 39.88% | 145 | 0.64% | 18 | 0.08% | 4,407 | 19.53% | 22,568 |
| Livingston | 10,103 | 58.43% | 6,956 | 40.23% | 215 | 1.24% | 16 | 0.09% | 3,147 | 18.20% | 17,290 |
| Luce | 1,098 | 58.10% | 782 | 41.38% | 9 | 0.48% | 1 | 0.05% | 316 | 16.72% | 1,890 |
| Mackinac | 2,161 | 57.77% | 1,560 | 41.70% | 13 | 0.35% | 7 | 0.19% | 601 | 16.07% | 3,741 |
| Macomb | 82,664 | 46.01% | 94,910 | 52.82% | 1,814 | 1.01% | 291 | 0.16% | -12,246 | -6.82% | 179,679 |
| Manistee | 3,898 | 52.81% | 3,445 | 46.67% | 36 | 0.49% | 2 | 0.03% | 453 | 6.14% | 7,381 |
| Marquette | 7,508 | 42.51% | 10,056 | 56.94% | 87 | 0.49% | 11 | 0.06% | -2,548 | -14.43% | 17,662 |
| Mason | 4,129 | 52.86% | 3,640 | 46.60% | 30 | 0.38% | 12 | 0.15% | 489 | 6.26% | 7,811 |
| Mecosta | 3,858 | 57.21% | 2,834 | 42.02% | 47 | 0.70% | 5 | 0.07% | 1,024 | 15.18% | 6,744 |
| Menominee | 4,050 | 48.36% | 4,279 | 51.09% | 41 | 0.49% | 5 | 0.06% | -229 | -2.73% | 8,375 |
| Midland | 11,542 | 57.82% | 8,271 | 41.43% | 128 | 0.64% | 21 | 0.11% | 3,271 | 16.39% | 19,962 |
| Missaukee | 1,772 | 64.39% | 949 | 34.48% | 30 | 1.09% | 1 | 0.04% | 823 | 29.91% | 2,752 |
| Monroe | 15,547 | 50.63% | 14,872 | 48.43% | 244 | 0.79% | 43 | 0.14% | 675 | 2.20% | 30,706 |
| Montcalm | 6,352 | 53.05% | 5,527 | 46.16% | 73 | 0.61% | 21 | 0.18% | 825 | 6.89% | 11,973 |
| Montmorency | 1,063 | 53.90% | 893 | 45.28% | 15 | 0.76% | 1 | 0.05% | 170 | 8.62% | 1,972 |
| Muskegon | 23,958 | 49.91% | 23,425 | 48.80% | 530 | 1.10% | 85 | 0.18% | 533 | 1.11% | 47,998 |
| Newaygo | 5,081 | 55.03% | 4,069 | 44.07% | 72 | 0.78% | 11 | 0.12% | 1,012 | 10.96% | 9,233 |
| Oakland | 157,225 | 54.93% | 126,261 | 44.11% | 2,323 | 0.81% | 432 | 0.15% | 30,964 | 10.82% | 286,241 |
| Oceana | 2,990 | 51.22% | 2,813 | 48.19% | 33 | 0.57% | 1 | 0.02% | 177 | 3.03% | 5,837 |
| Ogemaw | 2,072 | 49.84% | 2,075 | 49.92% | 10 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -3 | -0.07% | 4,157 |
| Ontonagon | 1,843 | 44.24% | 2,311 | 55.47% | 10 | 0.24% | 2 | 0.05% | -468 | -11.23% | 4,166 |
| Osceola | 3,031 | 63.33% | 1,710 | 35.73% | 45 | 0.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,321 | 27.60% | 4,786 |
| Oscoda | 829 | 59.26% | 562 | 40.17% | 8 | 0.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 267 | 19.09% | 1,399 |
| Otsego | 1,928 | 55.37% | 1,537 | 44.14% | 13 | 0.37% | 4 | 0.11% | 391 | 11.23% | 3,482 |
| Ottawa | 28,396 | 65.78% | 14,470 | 33.52% | 262 | 0.61% | 42 | 0.10% | 13,926 | 32.26% | 43,170 |
| Presque Isle | 2,396 | 50.83% | 2,304 | 48.88% | 14 | 0.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 92 | 1.95% | 4,714 |
| Roscommon | 2,337 | 54.55% | 1,920 | 44.82% | 26 | 0.61% | 1 | 0.02% | 417 | 9.73% | 4,284 |
| Saginaw | 32,786 | 52.82% | 28,887 | 46.54% | 333 | 0.54% | 63 | 0.10% | 3,899 | 6.28% | 62,069 |
| Sanilac | 7,460 | 64.45% | 4,035 | 34.86% | 70 | 0.60% | 10 | 0.09% | 3,425 | 29.59% | 11,575 |
| Schoolcraft | 1,531 | 46.06% | 1,771 | 53.28% | 17 | 0.51% | 5 | 0.15% | -240 | -7.22% | 3,324 |
| Shiawassee | 9,098 | 47.79% | 9,760 | 51.26% | 162 | 0.85% | 19 | 0.10% | -662 | -3.48% | 19,039 |
| St. Clair | 19,434 | 53.25% | 16,743 | 45.88% | 279 | 0.76% | 38 | 0.10% | 2,691 | 7.37% | 36,494 |
| St. Joseph | 7,729 | 59.60% | 5,114 | 39.43% | 111 | 0.86% | 15 | 0.12% | 2,615 | 20.16% | 12,969 |
| Tuscola | 7,545 | 55.17% | 6,052 | 44.25% | 71 | 0.52% | 8 | 0.06% | 1,493 | 10.92% | 13,676 |
| Van Buren | 8,680 | 54.71% | 7,016 | 44.22% | 143 | 0.90% | 26 | 0.16% | 1,664 | 10.49% | 15,865 |
| Washtenaw | 37,920 | 58.14% | 26,590 | 40.77% | 484 | 0.74% | 227 | 0.35% | 11,330 | 17.37% | 65,221 |
| Wayne | 336,185 | 43.04% | 439,223 | 56.23% | 3,802 | 0.49% | 1,971 | 0.25% | -103,038 | -13.19% | 781,181 |
| Wexford | 3,629 | 56.51% | 2,741 | 42.68% | 48 | 0.75% | 4 | 0.06% | 888 | 13.83% | 6,422 |
| Total | 1,339,047 | 50.41% | 1,294,638 | 48.74% | 18,006 | 0.68% | 4,471 | 0.17% | 44,409 | 1.67% | 2,656,162 |