1932 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1932 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee William Comstock defeated incumbent Republican Wilber M. Brucker with 54.92% of the vote.

1932 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1930 November 8, 1932 1934 →
 
Nominee William Comstock Wilber M. Brucker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 887,672 696,935
Percentage 54.92% 43.12%

County results
Comstock:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Brucker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Wilber M. Brucker
Republican

Elected Governor

William Comstock
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • John Panzer, Socialist
  • William Reynolds, Communist
  • Charles Elwood Holmes, Prohibitionist
  • Robert Fraser, Socialist Labor
  • Al Renner, Proletarian
  • Anthony Bergman, Liberty

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1932[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Comstock 887,672 54.92
Republican Wilber M. Brucker (incumbent) 696,935 43.12
Socialist John Panzer 20,108 1.24
Communist William Reynolds 7,906 0.49
Prohibition Charles Elwood Holmes 2,031 0.13
Socialist Labor Robert Fraser 1,107 0.07
Proletarian Al Renner 318 0.02
Liberty Anthony Bergman 182 0.01
Write-ins 3 0.00
Total votes 1,616,262 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Primaries

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Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1932[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Comstock 249,835 75.52
Democratic Patrick H. O'Brien 55,828 16.88
Democratic Claude S. Carney 25,173 7.61
Total votes 330,836 100.00

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1932[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wilber M. Brucker (incumbent) 341,992 47.75
Republican George W. Welsh 212,522 29.67
Republican William H. McKeighan 135,978 18.99
Republican Orla A. Bailey 13,195 1.84
Republican James C. Quinlan 12,541 1.75
Total votes 716,228 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 08, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Sept 13, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 13, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.