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Election 1950 Results

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1950 Michigan governor election

G. Mennen Williams (Democrat) beat Harry F. Kelly (Republican) in Michigan in 1950, 49.8% to 49.7%, a margin of 0.06 points and 1,154 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when G. Mennen Williams also won.

Republicans led in 70 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Wayne, cast 731,442 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.9 points. The closest was Keweenaw, where 117 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G. Mennen Williams won Democratic 935,152 49.8%
Harry F. Kelly Republican 933,998 49.7%
All other candidates 10,232 0.5%
Total1,879,382

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 448,296 61.3% 280,772 38.4% 2,374 731,442 D+22.9
Oakland 47,569 45.7% 56,085 53.8% 500 104,154 R+8.2
Kent 35,989 41.6% 50,174 57.9% 420 86,583 R+16.4
Genesee 40,432 53.4% 34,963 46.2% 340 75,735 D+7.2
Ingham 21,266 42.1% 28,725 56.9% 502 50,493 R+14.8
Macomb 23,582 56.0% 18,407 43.7% 118 42,107 D+12.3
Saginaw 17,023 42.1% 23,093 57.1% 328 40,444 R+15.0
Kalamazoo 14,397 40.1% 21,220 59.0% 329 35,946 R+19.0
Washtenaw 14,355 40.6% 20,821 58.9% 179 35,355 R+18.3
Berrien 12,315 38.7% 19,374 60.9% 101 31,790 R+22.2
Muskegon 16,806 53.0% 14,773 46.6% 142 31,721 D+6.4
Jackson 12,626 40.8% 18,020 58.2% 317 30,963 R+17.4
Calhoun 13,889 46.0% 16,071 53.2% 235 30,195 R+7.2
St. Clair 10,195 38.0% 16,569 61.7% 81 26,845 R+23.7
Bay 11,717 46.7% 13,306 53.0% 68 25,091 R+6.3
Ottawa 8,115 33.1% 16,179 66.1% 196 24,490 R+32.9
Monroe 8,994 48.1% 9,600 51.3% 110 18,704 R+3.2
Lenawee 6,216 33.5% 12,073 65.0% 285 18,574 R+31.5
Marquette 8,858 51.0% 8,502 48.9% 25 17,385 D+2.0
Houghton 6,985 47.9% 7,563 51.9% 20 14,568 R+4.0
Allegan 4,119 29.4% 9,740 69.6% 139 13,998 R+40.2
Shiawassee 5,276 38.9% 8,152 60.1% 143 13,571 R+21.2
Van Buren 4,462 34.1% 8,552 65.4% 64 13,078 R+31.3
Eaton 4,764 38.1% 7,574 60.6% 165 12,503 R+22.5
Delta 6,563 55.0% 5,349 44.8% 23 11,935 D+10.2
Gogebic 6,622 56.2% 5,125 43.5% 28 11,775 D+12.7
Ionia 4,464 39.2% 6,771 59.5% 146 11,381 R+20.3
St. Joseph 3,374 30.1% 7,696 68.7% 132 11,202 R+38.6
Sanilac 2,594 24.0% 8,124 75.1% 96 10,814 R+51.1
Dickinson 6,359 59.4% 4,314 40.3% 29 10,702 D+19.1
Tuscola 2,796 27.4% 7,220 70.9% 173 10,189 R+43.4
Huron 2,692 26.6% 7,386 72.9% 58 10,136 R+46.3
Lapeer 3,660 37.0% 6,157 62.3% 70 9,887 R+25.3
Midland 3,771 38.5% 5,948 60.7% 85 9,804 R+22.2
Montcalm 3,463 35.6% 6,192 63.7% 73 9,728 R+28.1
Hillsdale 3,143 32.6% 6,173 64.0% 323 9,639 R+31.4
Chippewa 4,498 47.8% 4,869 51.8% 39 9,406 R+3.9
Livingston 3,036 33.0% 6,077 66.1% 86 9,199 R+33.1
Clinton 2,531 28.1% 6,418 71.3% 54 9,003 R+43.2
Gratiot 2,770 30.8% 6,058 67.4% 161 8,989 R+36.6
Menominee 4,201 47.8% 4,571 52.0% 18 8,790 R+4.2
Cass 3,230 36.8% 5,487 62.6% 51 8,768 R+25.7
Branch 3,334 38.1% 5,306 60.6% 120 8,760 R+22.5
Barry 2,827 33.8% 5,355 64.1% 170 8,352 R+30.3
Grand Traverse 2,597 32.8% 5,295 66.8% 32 7,924 R+34.0
Iron 4,493 57.6% 3,272 42.0% 33 7,798 D+15.7
Isabella 2,680 35.5% 4,794 63.6% 65 7,539 R+28.0
Alpena 2,617 36.5% 4,520 63.1% 27 7,164 R+26.6
Mason 3,129 43.7% 3,978 55.5% 55 7,162 R+11.9
Manistee 3,155 47.4% 3,484 52.3% 24 6,663 R+4.9
Newaygo 2,052 32.5% 4,211 66.7% 48 6,311 R+34.2
Emmet 2,486 39.6% 3,748 59.7% 44 6,278 R+20.1
Wexford 2,323 37.0% 3,871 61.7% 83 6,277 R+24.7
Cheboygan 1,985 38.2% 3,188 61.4% 21 5,194 R+23.2
Mecosta 1,626 32.4% 3,327 66.3% 67 5,020 R+33.9
Ontonagon 2,455 52.5% 2,217 47.4% 3 4,675 D+5.1
Charlevoix 1,863 40.0% 2,765 59.4% 28 4,656 R+19.4
Oceana 1,724 37.3% 2,798 60.6% 97 4,619 R+23.3
Osceola 1,036 24.6% 3,076 73.0% 100 4,212 R+48.4
Presque Isle 1,724 41.7% 2,391 57.8% 19 4,134 R+16.1
Baraga 2,030 55.4% 1,633 44.6% 2 3,665 D+10.8
Mackinac 1,503 41.3% 2,130 58.5% 5 3,638 R+17.2
Iosco 1,169 32.9% 2,363 66.5% 24 3,556 R+33.6
Alger 2,029 57.3% 1,500 42.4% 9 3,538 D+15.0
Antrim 995 29.0% 2,405 70.0% 36 3,436 R+41.0
Clare 1,073 32.8% 2,164 66.2% 30 3,267 R+33.4
Schoolcraft 1,506 46.9% 1,698 52.9% 8 3,212 R+6.0
Arenac 1,150 36.8% 1,960 62.7% 14 3,124 R+25.9
Ogemaw 1,116 35.8% 1,979 63.5% 23 3,118 R+27.7
Leelanau 1,083 36.0% 1,923 63.8% 6 3,012 R+27.9
Benzie 958 32.9% 1,884 64.7% 69 2,911 R+31.8
Gladwin 868 30.9% 1,906 67.9% 32 2,806 R+37.0
Missaukee 756 27.8% 1,946 71.5% 20 2,722 R+43.7
Otsego 890 37.5% 1,480 62.3% 5 2,375 R+24.8
Roscommon 691 29.8% 1,616 69.7% 11 2,318 R+39.9
Lake 970 44.7% 1,185 54.6% 16 2,171 R+9.9
Alcona 635 31.5% 1,359 67.3% 24 2,018 R+35.9
Luce 667 37.8% 1,096 62.1% 2 1,765 R+24.3
Montmorency 643 40.9% 912 57.9% 19 1,574 R+17.1
Kalkaska 626 42.3% 845 57.1% 8 1,479 R+14.8
Crawford 583 41.0% 838 58.9% 2 1,423 R+17.9
Keweenaw 757 54.1% 640 45.7% 2 1,399 D+8.4
Oscoda 335 32.4% 697 67.3% 3 1,035 R+35.0

Counties as they stood in 1950; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Michigan governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+10.5
2018 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+9.6
2014 Rick Snyder (R) R+4.1
2010 Rick Snyder (R) R+18.2
2006 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+14.1
2002 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+4.0
1998 John Engler (R) R+24.4
1994 John Engler (R) R+23.0
1990 John Engler (R) R+0.7
1986 James J. Blanchard (D) D+36.7
1982 James J. Blanchard (D) D+6.3
1978 William G. Milliken (R) R+13.6
1974 William G. Milliken (R) R+4.3
1970 William G. Milliken (R) R+1.7
1966 George W. Romney (R) R+21.4
1964 George W. Romney (R) R+12.1
1962 George W. Romney (R) R+2.9
1960 John B. Swainson (D) D+1.3
1958 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+6.4
1956 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+9.5
1954 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+11.6
1952 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.3
1950 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.1
1948 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+7.8
1946 Kim Sigler (R) R+21.6
1944 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+9.9
1942 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+5.9
1940 Murray D. Van Wagoner (D) D+6.5
1938 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+5.8
1936 Frank Murphy (D) D+2.8
1934 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+6.6
1932 William A. Comstock (D) D+11.8
1930 Wilber M. Brucker (R) R+14.8
1928 Fred W. Green (R) R+40.5
1926 Fred W. Green (R) R+27.3
1924 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+39.2
1922 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+23.8
1920 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+37.1
1918 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+25.0
1916 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+15.2
1914 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+8.1
1912 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+4.4
1910 Chase S. Osborn (R) R+11.2
1908 Fred M. Warner (R) R+1.8
1906 Fred M. Warner (R) R+26.1
1904 Fred M. Warner (R) R+11.5
1902 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+9.2
1900 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+14.5
1898 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+17.8
1896 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+14.5
1894 John T. Rich (R) R+25.5
1892 John T. Rich (R) R+3.5
1890 Edwin B. Winans (D) D+2.9
1888 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+3.6
1886 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+2.0
1884 Russell A. Alger (R) R+1.0
1882 Josiah W. Begole (D) D+1.5
1880 David H. Jerome (R) R+11.7
1878 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+16.9
1876 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+7.3
1874 John J. Bagley (R) R+2.7
1872 John J. Bagley (R) R+61.8
1870 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+8.9
1868 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+13.6
1866 Henry H. Crapo (R) R+17.7