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The 1912 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee Woodbridge N. Ferris defeated Republican candidate Amos S. Musselman with 35.35% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • L. Whitney Watkins, Progressive
  • James Hoogerhyde, Socialist
  • Jefferson D. Leland, Prohibition
  • Herman Richter, Socialist Labor
  • Thomas Sunderland, Independent

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1912[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Woodbridge N. Ferris 194,017 35.35
Republican Amos S. Musselman 169,963 30.96
Progressive L. Whitney Watkins 155,372 28.31
Socialist James Hoogerhyde 21,398 3.90
Prohibition Jefferson D. Leland 7,811 1.42
Socialist Labor Herman Richter 359 0.07
Independent Thomas Sunderland 1 0.00
Total votes 548,921 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 28, 2019.