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Election 1960 Results

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1960 Michigan governor election

John B. Swainson (Democrat) beat Paul D. Bagwell (Republican) in Michigan in 1960, 50.5% to 49.2%, a margin of 1.3 points and 41,612 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1958, when G. Mennen Williams won.

Republicans led in 67 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16. The largest, Wayne, cast 1,153,210 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.8 points. The closest was Schoolcraft, where 34 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
John B. Swainson won Democratic 1,643,634 50.5%
Paul D. Bagwell Republican 1,602,022 49.2%
All other candidates 10,335 0.3%
Total3,255,991

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 740,942 64.3% 408,287 35.4% 3,981 1,153,210 D+28.8
Oakland 130,087 44.0% 164,559 55.7% 960 295,606 R+11.7
Macomb 101,497 61.4% 63,254 38.3% 526 165,277 D+23.1
Kent 60,009 38.7% 94,516 61.0% 493 155,018 R+22.3
Genesee 71,912 49.6% 72,565 50.1% 482 144,959 R+0.5
Ingham 34,267 39.9% 51,392 59.9% 190 85,849 R+19.9
Saginaw 32,171 43.8% 41,081 55.9% 184 73,436 R+12.1
Kalamazoo 23,806 36.0% 41,887 63.4% 419 66,112 R+27.3
Washtenaw 24,308 37.9% 39,592 61.7% 223 64,123 R+23.8
Muskegon 29,165 47.9% 31,543 51.8% 191 60,899 R+3.9
Berrien 23,598 39.6% 35,721 60.0% 208 59,527 R+20.4
Calhoun 23,283 42.4% 31,392 57.2% 227 54,902 R+14.8
Jackson 21,266 38.8% 33,431 61.0% 143 54,840 R+22.2
St. Clair 18,797 42.5% 25,317 57.3% 64 44,178 R+14.8
Bay 22,632 52.1% 20,649 47.6% 125 43,406 D+4.6
Ottawa 11,420 26.6% 31,366 73.1% 115 42,901 R+46.5
Monroe 19,733 52.4% 17,787 47.2% 138 37,658 D+5.2
Lenawee 10,811 35.7% 19,377 64.0% 78 30,266 R+28.3
Allegan 6,818 30.1% 15,778 69.6% 70 22,666 R+39.5
Shiawassee 8,815 40.1% 13,112 59.6% 71 21,998 R+19.5
Marquette 11,607 54.5% 9,651 45.3% 48 21,306 D+9.2
Eaton 7,531 36.4% 13,061 63.2% 80 20,672 R+26.8
Midland 6,860 33.4% 13,609 66.4% 41 20,510 R+32.9
Van Buren 6,966 35.5% 12,534 63.9% 110 19,610 R+28.4
St. Joseph 5,209 30.6% 11,723 68.9% 82 17,014 R+38.3
Tuscola 5,301 31.2% 11,658 68.6% 25 16,984 R+37.4
Ionia 6,553 40.1% 9,742 59.6% 64 16,359 R+19.5
Livingston 5,618 35.8% 10,025 63.9% 46 15,689 R+28.1
Lapeer 5,223 33.9% 10,162 66.0% 19 15,404 R+32.1
Houghton 7,951 52.1% 7,295 47.8% 25 15,271 D+4.3
Huron 5,364 35.7% 9,657 64.2% 13 15,034 R+28.6
Clinton 5,056 34.1% 9,749 65.7% 23 14,828 R+31.6
Cass 6,495 44.1% 8,152 55.4% 73 14,720 R+11.3
Sanilac 4,090 28.1% 10,466 71.8% 19 14,575 R+43.7
Montcalm 4,786 33.3% 9,540 66.5% 27 14,353 R+33.1
Delta 7,747 55.7% 6,124 44.1% 29 13,900 D+11.7
Hillsdale 4,151 30.1% 9,542 69.3% 78 13,771 R+39.1
Barry 4,451 33.1% 8,906 66.3% 75 13,432 R+33.2
Gratiot 3,845 29.0% 9,373 70.8% 29 13,247 R+41.7
Branch 4,759 36.1% 8,364 63.4% 74 13,197 R+27.3
Grand Traverse 4,930 37.6% 8,144 62.1% 35 13,109 R+24.5
Gogebic 7,278 59.0% 5,029 40.8% 30 12,337 D+18.2
Isabella 4,128 35.8% 7,380 64.0% 20 11,528 R+28.2
Dickinson 6,353 55.3% 5,128 44.6% 16 11,497 D+10.7
Chippewa 5,166 45.4% 6,199 54.5% 14 11,379 R+9.1
Alpena 4,746 41.9% 6,582 58.1% 10 11,338 R+16.2
Menominee 5,517 52.2% 5,051 47.8% 10 10,578 D+4.4
Newaygo 3,368 32.9% 6,849 67.0% 11 10,228 R+34.0
Mason 4,286 43.1% 5,656 56.8% 13 9,955 R+13.8
Iron 5,079 57.1% 3,804 42.7% 18 8,901 D+14.3
Manistee 3,901 44.7% 4,819 55.2% 10 8,730 R+10.5
Wexford 2,912 37.0% 4,939 62.7% 21 7,872 R+25.7
Mecosta 2,311 31.5% 4,997 68.2% 24 7,332 R+36.6
Oceana 2,610 37.9% 4,269 61.9% 14 6,893 R+24.1
Emmet 2,532 37.4% 4,220 62.3% 20 6,772 R+24.9
Iosco 2,437 36.6% 4,219 63.3% 4 6,660 R+26.8
Cheboygan 2,763 42.1% 3,800 57.9% 5 6,568 R+15.8
Charlevoix 2,439 39.4% 3,740 60.4% 12 6,191 R+21.0
Osceola 1,356 24.2% 4,218 75.4% 19 5,593 R+51.2
Presque Isle 2,557 46.7% 2,911 53.2% 5 5,473 R+6.5
Ontonagon 2,576 51.4% 2,429 48.5% 3 5,008 D+2.9
Clare 1,450 29.2% 3,512 70.6% 10 4,972 R+41.5
Mackinac 1,954 39.7% 2,956 60.1% 11 4,921 R+20.4
Antrim 1,621 33.9% 3,153 65.9% 9 4,783 R+32.0
Gladwin 1,448 31.2% 3,193 68.7% 7 4,648 R+37.5
Ogemaw 1,821 41.0% 2,610 58.8% 8 4,439 R+17.8
Leelanau 1,738 39.4% 2,662 60.4% 8 4,408 R+21.0
Schoolcraft 2,104 50.3% 2,070 49.5% 7 4,181 D+0.8
Arenac 1,794 43.3% 2,335 56.4% 11 4,140 R+13.1
Alger 2,302 59.6% 1,547 40.1% 12 3,861 D+19.6
Roscommon 1,244 32.3% 2,595 67.5% 7 3,846 R+35.1
Baraga 1,988 53.0% 1,753 46.7% 9 3,750 D+6.3
Benzie 1,296 35.1% 2,382 64.6% 11 3,689 R+29.4
Otsego 1,469 43.9% 1,878 56.1% 3 3,350 R+12.2
Missaukee 657 21.4% 2,405 78.3% 11 3,073 R+56.9
Alcona 998 33.2% 2,001 66.5% 9 3,008 R+33.3
Lake 1,213 47.4% 1,343 52.5% 2 2,558 R+5.1
Montmorency 853 36.4% 1,490 63.5% 2 2,345 R+27.2
Luce 863 37.6% 1,430 62.3% 3 2,296 R+24.7
Crawford 791 36.4% 1,382 63.5% 3 2,176 R+27.2
Kalkaska 754 37.6% 1,247 62.2% 4 2,005 R+24.6
Oscoda 472 29.3% 1,136 70.6% 2 1,610 R+41.2
Keweenaw 659 51.4% 620 48.3% 4 1,283 D+3.0

Counties as they stood in 1960; 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