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1958 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1958 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1956 November 4, 1958 1960 →
Turnout36.29%
 
Nominee G. Mennen Williams Paul Bagwell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,225,533 1,078,089
Percentage 53.00% 46.63%

County results
Williams:      50–60%      60–70%
Bagwell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

Elected Governor

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

The 1958 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Paul Douglas Bagwell with 53% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Ralph Muncy, Socialist Labor
  • Rollin M. Severance, Prohibition
  • Frank Lovell, Socialist Workers

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1958[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 1,225,533 53.00
Republican Paul Douglas Bagwell 1,078,089 46.63
Socialist Labor Ralph Muncy 3,983 0.17
Prohibition Rollin M. Severance 3,622 0.16
Socialist Workers Frank Lovell 957 0.04
Total votes 2,303,622 100
Democratic hold

Primaries

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The primary elections occurred on August 5, 1958.[2]

Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1958[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 385,864 50.81
Democratic William L. Johnson 65,614 37.93
Democratic Write-ins 2 0.00
Total votes 451,480 100.00

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1958[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Douglas Bagwell 260,494 99.99
Republican Write-ins 25 0.01
Total votes 260,519 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Michigan (1961). Michigan manual. 1959-60 – via HathiTrust.