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Election 1970 Results

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1970 Michigan governor election

William G. Milliken (Republican) beat Sander M. Levin (Democrat) in Michigan in 1970, 50.4% to 48.7%, a margin of 1.7 points and 44,111 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1966, when George W. Romney won.

Republicans led in 65 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Wayne, cast 781,181 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.2 points. The closest was Ogemaw, where 3 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
William G. Milliken won Republican 1,338,711 50.4%
Sander M. Levin Democratic 1,294,600 48.7%
All other candidates 22,782 0.9%
Total2,656,093

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 439,223 56.2% 336,185 43.0% 5,773 781,181 D+13.2
Oakland 126,261 44.1% 157,225 54.9% 2,755 286,241 R+10.8
Macomb 94,910 52.8% 82,664 46.0% 2,105 179,679 D+6.8
Kent 51,800 39.1% 79,459 60.0% 1,189 132,448 R+20.9
Genesee 72,185 56.1% 54,920 42.7% 1,472 128,577 D+13.4
Ingham 33,520 43.0% 43,911 56.3% 537 77,968 R+13.3
Washtenaw 26,590 40.8% 37,920 58.1% 711 65,221 R+17.4
Saginaw 28,887 46.3% 32,786 52.6% 704 62,377 R+6.3
Kalamazoo 24,292 40.3% 35,430 58.8% 527 60,249 R+18.5
Muskegon 23,425 48.8% 23,958 49.9% 615 47,998 R+1.1
Berrien 18,307 40.9% 25,899 57.9% 504 44,710 R+17.0
Ottawa 14,470 33.5% 28,396 65.8% 304 43,170 R+32.3
Calhoun 19,980 47.0% 22,116 52.0% 405 42,501 R+5.0
Jackson 18,901 44.8% 23,000 54.5% 290 42,191 R+9.7
Bay 20,275 53.2% 17,591 46.2% 223 38,089 D+7.0
St. Clair 16,743 45.9% 19,434 53.3% 317 36,494 R+7.4
Monroe 14,872 48.4% 15,547 50.6% 287 30,706 R+2.2
Lenawee 8,999 39.9% 13,406 59.4% 163 22,568 R+19.5
Eaton 9,191 42.6% 12,215 56.6% 171 21,577 R+14.0
Allegan 7,771 38.6% 12,202 60.6% 178 20,151 R+22.0
Midland 8,271 41.4% 11,542 57.8% 149 19,962 R+16.4
Shiawassee 9,760 51.3% 9,098 47.8% 181 19,039 D+3.5
Marquette 10,056 56.9% 7,508 42.5% 98 17,662 D+14.4
Livingston 6,956 40.2% 10,103 58.4% 228 17,287 R+18.2
Van Buren 7,016 44.2% 8,680 54.7% 169 15,865 R+10.5
Clinton 6,505 44.5% 7,981 54.6% 118 14,604 R+10.1
Tuscola 6,052 44.3% 7,545 55.2% 79 13,676 R+10.9
Ionia 6,137 45.5% 7,270 53.9% 70 13,477 R+8.4
St. Joseph 5,114 39.4% 7,729 59.6% 126 12,969 R+20.2
Grand Traverse 3,959 30.9% 8,713 68.1% 128 12,800 R+37.1
Lapeer 5,882 46.8% 6,591 52.4% 107 12,580 R+5.6
Barry 5,596 45.8% 6,514 53.3% 103 12,213 R+7.5
Delta 7,036 58.0% 5,030 41.5% 69 12,135 D+16.5
Montcalm 5,527 46.2% 6,352 53.1% 94 11,973 R+6.9
Houghton 5,735 48.8% 5,954 50.7% 54 11,743 R+1.9
Sanilac 4,035 34.9% 7,460 64.4% 80 11,575 R+29.6
Huron 4,327 38.0% 6,971 61.3% 79 11,377 R+23.2
Cass 5,107 47.6% 5,494 51.2% 135 10,736 R+3.6
Isabella 4,557 42.8% 6,007 56.5% 77 10,641 R+13.6
Gratiot 4,752 44.9% 5,781 54.6% 49 10,582 R+9.7
Hillsdale 4,237 41.2% 5,946 57.8% 112 10,295 R+16.6
Branch 4,311 43.5% 5,524 55.8% 65 9,900 R+12.3
Dickinson 4,831 52.3% 4,364 47.2% 41 9,236 D+5.1
Newaygo 4,069 44.1% 5,081 55.0% 83 9,233 R+11.0
Alpena 4,169 45.7% 4,884 53.6% 67 9,120 R+7.8
Gogebic 5,352 59.8% 3,565 39.8% 36 8,953 D+20.0
Chippewa 3,519 40.8% 5,021 58.3% 76 8,616 R+17.4
Menominee 4,279 51.1% 4,050 48.4% 46 8,375 D+2.7
Mason 3,640 46.6% 4,129 52.9% 42 7,811 R+6.3
Manistee 3,445 46.7% 3,898 52.8% 38 7,381 R+6.1
Mecosta 2,834 44.0% 3,558 55.2% 52 6,444 R+11.2
Wexford 2,741 42.7% 3,629 56.5% 52 6,422 R+13.8
Emmet 2,744 43.8% 3,503 55.9% 24 6,271 R+12.1
Iron 3,500 56.5% 2,681 43.3% 12 6,193 D+13.2
Iosco 2,658 44.9% 3,227 54.5% 33 5,918 R+9.6
Oceana 2,813 48.2% 2,990 51.2% 34 5,837 R+3.0
Charlevoix 2,570 44.3% 3,210 55.3% 22 5,802 R+11.0
Cheboygan 2,671 46.2% 3,068 53.1% 41 5,780 R+6.9
Clare 2,366 47.9% 2,537 51.4% 33 4,936 R+3.5
Antrim 1,903 39.7% 2,857 59.7% 29 4,789 R+19.9
Osceola 1,710 35.7% 3,031 63.3% 45 4,786 R+27.6
Presque Isle 2,304 48.9% 2,396 50.8% 14 4,714 R+2.0
Roscommon 1,920 44.8% 2,337 54.6% 27 4,284 R+9.7
Gladwin 2,077 48.8% 2,164 50.8% 18 4,259 R+2.0
Ontonagon 2,311 55.5% 1,843 44.2% 12 4,166 D+11.2
Ogemaw 2,075 49.9% 2,072 49.8% 10 4,157 D+0.1
Leelanau 1,300 31.3% 2,814 67.8% 39 4,153 R+36.5
Mackinac 1,560 41.7% 2,161 57.8% 20 3,741 R+16.1
Arenac 1,751 50.2% 1,731 49.6% 5 3,487 D+0.6
Otsego 1,537 44.1% 1,928 55.4% 17 3,482 R+11.2
Schoolcraft 1,771 53.3% 1,531 46.1% 22 3,324 D+7.2
Benzie 1,218 40.3% 1,774 58.7% 29 3,021 R+18.4
Alger 1,791 60.3% 1,172 39.5% 5 2,968 D+20.9
Alcona 1,239 41.8% 1,708 57.6% 18 2,965 R+15.8
Missaukee 949 34.5% 1,772 64.4% 31 2,752 R+29.9
Baraga 1,521 55.3% 1,211 44.0% 19 2,751 D+11.3
Lake 1,373 56.6% 1,043 43.0% 11 2,427 D+13.6
Crawford 916 43.9% 1,163 55.7% 8 2,087 R+11.8
Kalkaska 918 45.5% 1,065 52.8% 34 2,017 R+7.3
Montmorency 893 45.3% 1,063 53.9% 16 1,972 R+8.6
Luce 782 41.4% 1,098 58.1% 10 1,890 R+16.7
Oscoda 562 40.2% 829 59.3% 8 1,399 R+19.1
Keweenaw 488 49.4% 496 50.3% 3 987 R+0.8

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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