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Election 1978 Results

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1978 Michigan governor election

William G. Milliken (Republican) beat William Fitzgerald (Democrat) in Michigan in 1978, 56.8% to 43.2%, a margin of 13.6 points and 391,229 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1974, when William G. Milliken also won.

Republicans led in 59 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 24. The largest, Wayne, cast 674,320 votes and went to the Republican by 0.8 points. The closest was Alcona, where 2 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 1,628,485 56.8%
William Fitzgerald Democratic 1,237,256 43.2%
All other candidates 1,471 0.1%
Total2,867,212

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 334,248 49.6% 339,884 50.4% 188 674,320 R+0.8
Oakland 107,830 32.3% 225,870 67.7% 115 333,815 R+35.4
Macomb 92,241 43.6% 119,334 56.4% 43 211,618 R+12.8
Kent 62,153 42.1% 85,292 57.8% 82 147,527 R+15.7
Genesee 64,292 49.4% 65,936 50.6% 18 130,246 R+1.3
Ingham 29,356 30.0% 68,334 69.8% 256 97,946 R+39.8
Washtenaw 23,808 29.1% 57,601 70.4% 403 81,812 R+41.3
Kalamazoo 24,220 35.1% 44,825 64.9% 42 69,087 R+29.8
Saginaw 31,448 47.0% 35,491 53.0% 4 66,943 R+6.0
Ottawa 21,132 39.6% 32,271 60.4% 9 53,412 R+20.9
Muskegon 25,141 47.3% 27,960 52.7% 3 53,104 R+5.3
Jackson 20,513 42.7% 27,474 57.2% 34 48,021 R+14.5
Berrien 16,694 36.1% 29,577 63.9% 3 46,274 R+27.8
Calhoun 20,038 45.5% 23,998 54.5% 19 44,055 R+9.0
Bay 22,915 55.0% 18,762 45.0% 41,677 D+10.0
St. Clair 17,640 43.1% 23,287 56.9% 40,927 R+13.8
Monroe 15,750 48.2% 16,933 51.8% 7 32,690 R+3.6
Eaton 10,618 35.8% 19,015 64.2% 29,633 R+28.3
Livingston 9,292 32.8% 19,011 67.2% 5 28,308 R+34.3
Midland 9,346 35.6% 16,886 64.3% 19 26,251 R+28.7
Lenawee 10,936 42.5% 14,784 57.4% 14 25,734 R+15.0
Allegan 10,958 47.3% 12,181 52.6% 4 23,143 R+5.3
Shiawassee 10,461 45.4% 12,594 54.6% 11 23,066 R+9.2
Marquette 10,847 51.5% 10,201 48.5% 21,048 D+3.1
Lapeer 8,198 43.0% 10,853 57.0% 19,051 R+13.9
Van Buren 8,311 45.0% 10,174 55.0% 18,485 R+10.1
Clinton 7,420 40.2% 11,026 59.7% 13 18,459 R+19.5
Grand Traverse 6,042 33.5% 11,990 66.5% 8 18,040 R+33.0
Tuscola 7,252 43.1% 9,558 56.9% 16,810 R+13.7
Ionia 7,311 46.2% 8,500 53.7% 3 15,814 R+7.5
Barry 6,889 45.1% 8,377 54.8% 13 15,279 R+9.7
Isabella 6,054 40.1% 9,030 59.8% 16 15,100 R+19.7
Sanilac 5,007 35.5% 9,099 64.4% 15 14,121 R+29.0
St. Joseph 5,013 35.5% 9,083 64.4% 10 14,106 R+28.9
Montcalm 6,167 44.2% 7,782 55.8% 3 13,952 R+11.6
Delta 7,304 56.2% 5,693 43.8% 1 12,998 D+12.4
Huron 5,349 41.8% 7,444 58.2% 12,793 R+16.4
Cass 4,941 39.5% 7,572 60.5% 2 12,515 R+21.0
Houghton 5,698 45.9% 6,729 54.1% 12,427 R+8.3
Hillsdale 4,559 38.2% 7,372 61.8% 11,931 R+23.6
Gratiot 4,670 39.3% 7,215 60.7% 4 11,889 R+21.4
Branch 4,651 40.0% 6,968 60.0% 11,619 R+19.9
Newaygo 5,342 46.8% 6,061 53.2% 11,403 R+6.3
Alpena 5,454 49.8% 5,501 50.2% 10,955 R+0.4
Mecosta 4,721 43.4% 6,151 56.6% 10,872 R+13.2
Chippewa 4,686 46.1% 5,489 53.9% 10,175 R+7.9
Dickinson 5,053 52.4% 4,595 47.6% 1 9,649 D+4.7
Mason 4,065 43.3% 5,323 56.7% 3 9,391 R+13.4
Emmet 3,437 40.8% 4,995 59.2% 8,432 R+18.5
Gogebic 4,966 59.8% 3,344 40.2% 8,310 D+19.5
Iosco 3,858 46.5% 4,423 53.4% 9 8,290 R+6.8
Wexford 4,086 49.5% 4,157 50.4% 8 8,251 R+0.9
Menominee 4,674 56.7% 3,565 43.3% 8,239 D+13.5
Manistee 3,712 46.5% 4,263 53.5% 7,975 R+6.9
Clare 3,999 51.7% 3,729 48.2% 3 7,731 D+3.5
Charlevoix 3,550 47.7% 3,883 52.2% 3 7,436 R+4.5
Oceana 3,549 48.9% 3,711 51.1% 3 7,263 R+2.2
Cheboygan 3,558 49.1% 3,688 50.9% 7,246 R+1.8
Roscommon 3,607 50.0% 3,604 50.0% 7,211 level
Antrim 2,725 42.7% 3,656 57.3% 6,381 R+14.6
Gladwin 3,371 53.8% 2,894 46.2% 6,265 D+7.6
Leelanau 2,296 37.1% 3,882 62.8% 4 6,182 R+25.7
Ogemaw 3,549 58.2% 2,545 41.7% 6 6,100 D+16.5
Iron 3,488 57.6% 2,563 42.4% 6,051 D+15.3
Osceola 2,863 47.6% 3,113 51.8% 36 6,012 R+4.2
Presque Isle 3,165 53.1% 2,785 46.8% 6 5,956 D+6.4
Otsego 2,253 41.7% 3,151 58.3% 5,404 R+16.6
Arenac 2,379 51.1% 2,272 48.8% 1 4,652 D+2.3
Benzie 1,676 38.2% 2,704 61.7% 4 4,384 R+23.4
Ontonagon 2,534 58.1% 1,828 41.9% 4,362 D+16.2
Mackinac 2,016 46.4% 2,328 53.6% 4,344 R+7.2
Missaukee 2,313 56.6% 1,765 43.2% 7 4,085 D+13.4
Alcona 1,870 50.0% 1,868 49.9% 3 3,741 D+0.1
Kalkaska 1,906 53.7% 1,642 46.2% 3 3,551 D+7.4
Crawford 1,621 46.9% 1,834 53.1% 3,455 R+6.2
Alger 2,209 64.1% 1,237 35.9% 3,446 D+28.2
Schoolcraft 1,751 51.8% 1,629 48.2% 1 3,381 D+3.6
Montmorency 1,572 51.6% 1,473 48.4% 3,045 D+3.3
Baraga 1,534 52.4% 1,396 47.6% 2,930 D+4.7
Lake 1,753 60.4% 1,148 39.5% 3 2,904 D+20.8
Oscoda 1,996 76.6% 610 23.4% 2,606 D+53.2
Luce 799 40.6% 1,168 59.4% 1,967 R+18.8
Keweenaw 587 51.8% 546 48.2% 1,133 D+3.6

Counties as they stood in 1978; 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