1940 Michigan gubernatorial election
Appearance
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County results Van Wagoner:50–60%60–70% Dickinson:40-50%50-60%60-70%70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1940 Michigan gubernatorial electionwas held on November 5, 1940.DemocraticnomineeMurray Van Wagonerdefeated incumbentRepublicanLuren Dickinsonwith 53.06% of the vote.
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Major party candidates
- Murray Van Wagoner,Democratic
- Luren Dickinson,Republican
Other candidates
- Seth Whitmore, Socialist
- Philip Raymond, Communist
- Ralph Naylor, Socialist Labor
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Murray Van Wagoner | 1,077,065 | 53.06 | |
Republican | Luren Dickinson(incumbent) | 945,784 | 46.59 | |
Socialist | Seth Whitmore | 4,124 | 0.20 | |
Communist | Philip Raymond | 2,387 | 0.12 | |
Socialist Labor | Ralph Naylor | 702 | 0.04 | |
Write-ins | 7 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 2,027,682 | 100 | ||
DemocraticgainfromRepublican |
Primaries[edit]
The primary elections occurred on September 10, 1940.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Murray Van Wagoner | 281,023 | 79.30 | |
Democratic | Eugene Van Antwerp | 73,340 | 20.70 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 12 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 354,375 | 100.00 |
Republican primary[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Luren Dickinson(incumbent) | 241,717 | 43.68 | |
Republican | Thomas Read | 108,113 | 19.54 | |
Republican | Ora Lynn Smith | 92,236 | 16.67 | |
Republican | Miller Dunckel | 62,874 | 11.36 | |
Republican | Melville B. McPherson | 28,332 | 5.12 | |
Republican | Ernest T. Conlon | 12,909 | 2.33 | |
Republican | Charles Renaud | 7,226 | 1.31 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 31 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 553,438 | 100.00 |
References[edit]
- ^"Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1940".Our Campaigns.RetrievedDecember 8,2019.
- ^abcMichigan (1943).Michigan manual. 1941-42– viaHathiTrust.