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Election 1974 Results

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1974 Michigan governor election

William G. Milliken (Republican) beat Sander M. Levin (Democrat) in Michigan in 1974, 51.1% to 46.8%, a margin of 4.3 points and 114,615 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1970, when William G. Milliken also won.

Republicans led in 64 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Wayne, cast 710,491 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.1 points. The closest was Baraga, 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 1,356,865 51.1%
Sander M. Levin Democratic 1,242,250 46.8%
All other candidates 57,905 2.2%
Total2,657,020

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 405,461 57.1% 290,894 40.9% 14,136 710,491 D+16.1
Oakland 118,938 40.4% 168,527 57.3% 6,878 294,343 R+16.8
Macomb 86,356 47.6% 90,896 50.1% 4,215 181,467 R+2.5
Kent 54,047 39.3% 81,040 58.9% 2,501 137,588 R+19.6
Genesee 59,510 49.9% 57,509 48.2% 2,260 119,279 D+1.7
Ingham 31,116 35.0% 52,519 59.0% 5,331 88,966 R+24.1
Washtenaw 29,064 38.4% 41,085 54.2% 5,629 75,778 R+15.9
Saginaw 29,597 46.1% 33,797 52.7% 759 64,153 R+6.5
Kalamazoo 21,732 37.4% 35,200 60.5% 1,234 58,166 R+23.2
Muskegon 24,334 50.0% 23,589 48.5% 764 48,687 D+1.5
Ottawa 14,622 31.3% 31,366 67.2% 698 46,686 R+35.9
Berrien 17,778 40.6% 24,971 57.0% 1,022 43,771 R+16.4
Jackson 18,547 43.7% 22,998 54.2% 873 42,418 R+10.5
Calhoun 17,488 43.3% 22,254 55.1% 673 40,415 R+11.8
Bay 19,945 52.7% 17,491 46.2% 388 37,824 D+6.5
St. Clair 16,702 47.0% 18,210 51.2% 648 35,560 R+4.2
Monroe 15,530 50.8% 14,439 47.3% 574 30,543 D+3.6
Eaton 8,625 36.4% 14,640 61.8% 432 23,697 R+25.4
Lenawee 9,505 43.1% 12,269 55.6% 297 22,071 R+12.5
Livingston 7,671 35.8% 13,274 62.0% 467 21,412 R+26.2
Midland 8,211 39.1% 12,464 59.3% 335 21,010 R+20.2
Allegan 7,565 36.2% 12,917 61.9% 397 20,879 R+25.6
Shiawassee 8,852 44.8% 10,476 53.0% 432 19,760 R+8.2
Marquette 9,825 51.2% 9,018 47.0% 336 19,179 D+4.2
Van Buren 6,771 41.4% 9,189 56.2% 384 16,344 R+14.8
Clinton 6,163 39.7% 9,020 58.2% 322 15,505 R+18.4
Lapeer 6,560 43.8% 8,050 53.7% 378 14,988 R+9.9
Grand Traverse 5,104 34.3% 9,508 63.8% 280 14,892 R+29.6
Tuscola 5,767 39.1% 8,804 59.7% 175 14,746 R+20.6
Ionia 6,110 43.2% 7,861 55.5% 188 14,159 R+12.4
Barry 5,493 40.9% 7,739 57.6% 196 13,428 R+16.7
Delta 7,551 56.5% 5,615 42.0% 191 13,357 D+14.5
St. Joseph 5,119 39.4% 7,705 59.3% 176 13,000 R+19.9
Sanilac 4,295 35.4% 7,641 63.0% 189 12,125 R+27.6
Isabella 5,278 44.0% 6,342 52.8% 381 12,001 R+8.9
Montcalm 4,924 41.4% 6,787 57.1% 178 11,889 R+15.7
Houghton 5,425 46.0% 6,236 52.9% 128 11,789 R+6.9
Cass 5,416 46.4% 6,077 52.0% 185 11,678 R+5.7
Huron 4,119 35.9% 7,172 62.6% 170 11,461 R+26.6
Gratiot 3,913 37.5% 6,417 61.5% 108 10,438 R+24.0
Branch 4,310 41.8% 5,887 57.1% 120 10,317 R+15.3
Newaygo 4,629 45.0% 5,498 53.5% 153 10,280 R+8.5
Hillsdale 3,992 39.4% 5,983 59.0% 159 10,134 R+19.6
Alpena 4,721 49.0% 4,776 49.5% 142 9,639 R+0.6
Dickinson 5,347 55.5% 4,183 43.4% 109 9,639 D+12.1
Chippewa 4,184 45.5% 4,877 53.0% 143 9,204 R+7.5
Gogebic 5,415 63.7% 3,005 35.3% 82 8,502 D+28.3
Mason 3,738 45.6% 4,371 53.3% 95 8,204 R+7.7
Menominee 4,331 53.8% 3,620 45.0% 102 8,053 D+8.8
Mecosta 3,350 42.0% 4,511 56.5% 119 7,980 R+14.5
Manistee 3,457 47.6% 3,715 51.2% 85 7,257 R+3.6
Iosco 3,349 46.2% 3,826 52.8% 69 7,244 R+6.6
Wexford 3,233 45.5% 3,775 53.1% 103 7,111 R+7.6
Emmet 2,924 41.8% 3,971 56.7% 107 7,002 R+15.0
Charlevoix 3,231 47.1% 3,530 51.5% 95 6,856 R+4.4
Cheboygan 2,886 43.7% 3,621 54.9% 94 6,601 R+11.1
Oceana 3,049 48.2% 3,188 50.3% 95 6,332 R+2.2
Iron 3,499 55.4% 2,774 43.9% 41 6,314 D+11.5
Clare 2,974 47.8% 3,129 50.3% 113 6,216 R+2.5
Roscommon 2,464 41.5% 3,403 57.4% 65 5,932 R+15.8
Antrim 2,134 39.2% 3,228 59.3% 83 5,445 R+20.1
Presque Isle 2,676 49.6% 2,684 49.8% 31 5,391 R+0.1
Osceola 2,046 39.3% 3,063 58.8% 99 5,208 R+19.5
Leelanau 1,924 37.3% 3,147 61.1% 82 5,153 R+23.7
Gladwin 2,505 50.0% 2,454 49.0% 47 5,006 D+1.0
Ogemaw 2,142 46.5% 2,411 52.3% 56 4,609 R+5.8
Mackinac 2,326 50.6% 2,219 48.3% 49 4,594 D+2.3
Ontonagon 2,518 55.8% 1,969 43.6% 24 4,511 D+12.2
Otsego 1,736 44.6% 2,118 54.4% 42 3,896 R+9.8
Arenac 1,802 47.7% 1,948 51.6% 28 3,778 R+3.9
Benzie 1,354 39.1% 2,079 60.0% 30 3,463 R+20.9
Schoolcraft 1,899 57.2% 1,403 42.3% 16 3,318 D+14.9
Alger 1,896 57.5% 1,366 41.4% 37 3,299 D+16.1
Missaukee 1,211 36.9% 2,038 62.1% 33 3,282 R+25.2
Alcona 1,369 45.4% 1,616 53.6% 32 3,017 R+8.2
Baraga 1,440 49.5% 1,437 49.4% 34 2,911 D+0.1
Lake 1,467 52.9% 1,272 45.9% 32 2,771 D+7.0
Kalkaska 1,300 49.4% 1,285 48.8% 49 2,634 D+0.6
Montmorency 1,097 42.5% 1,447 56.0% 39 2,583 R+13.6
Crawford 1,042 41.0% 1,470 57.9% 29 2,541 R+16.8
Luce 1,004 49.3% 1,028 50.4% 6 2,038 R+1.2
Oscoda 721 41.4% 998 57.3% 24 1,743 R+15.9
Keweenaw 529 49.5% 536 50.1% 4 1,069 R+0.7

Counties as they stood in 1974; 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