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The 1962 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democrat John B. Swainson was defeated by Republican George W. Romney who got 51.36% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • James Sim, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1962[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Romney 1,420,086 51.36
Democratic John B. Swainson (incumbent) 1,339,513 48.45
Socialist Labor James Sim 5,219 0.19
Write-ins 21 0.00
Total votes 2,764,839 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 7, 1962.[2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1962[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Swainson (incumbent) 318,580 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 22 0.01
Total votes 318,602 100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1962[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Romney 448,449 99.97
Republican Write-ins 120 0.03
Total votes 448,569 100.00

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Michigan (1965). Michigan manual. 1963-64 – via HathiTrust.