1942 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 3, 1942
 
Nominee Harry Kelly Murray Van Wagoner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 645,335 573,314
Percentage 52.60% 46.73%
County results
Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Van Wagoner:      50–60%
Governor before election

Murray Van Wagoner
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Harry Kelly
Republican

The 1942 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee Harry Kelly defeated incumbent Democrat Murray Van Wagoner with 52.60% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Frederic S. Goodrich, Prohibition

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1942[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Kelly 645,335 52.60
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent) 573,314 46.73
Prohibition Frederic S. Goodrich 8,065 0.66
Write-ins 60 0.01
Total votes 1,226,774 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on September 15, 1942.[2]

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1942[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Kelly 315,458 99.97
Republican Write-ins 90 0.03
Total votes 315,548 100.00

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1942[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent) 176,266 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 16 0.01
Total votes 176,282 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 03, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Michigan (1945). Michigan manual. 1943-44 – via HathiTrust.
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