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The 1954 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Michigan.

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1954[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 1,216,308 55.61
Republican Donald S. Leonard 963,300 44.05
Prohibition E. Harold Munn, Sr. 5,824 0.27
Other Write-ins 1,595 0.07
Total votes 2,187,027 100
Democratic hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 3, 1954.[2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1954[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 426,660 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 20 0.01
Total votes 426,680 100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1954[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald S. Leonard 188,054 40.25
Republican D. Hale Brake 112,797 24.14
Republican Owen J. Cleary 95,825 20.51
Republican Eugene C. Keyes 70,569 15.10
Republican Write-ins 19 0.00
Total votes 467,264 100.00

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor Race - Nov 02, 1954". Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Michigan (1957). Michigan manual. 1955-56 – via HathiTrust.

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