1974 Michigan gubernatorial election
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The 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. William Milliken was elected to his second term as Governor of Michigan in a rematch with Sander Levin.[1] This was the last time until 1990 that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president.
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Turnout | 55.52% | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() County results Milliken: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Levin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editThe primary elections occurred on August 6, 1974.[2]
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sander M. Levin | 445,273 | 61.29 | |
Democratic | James P. Cavanagh | 199,361 | 27.44 | |
Democratic | James E. Wells | 81,844 | 11.27 | |
Total votes | 726,478 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Milliken (incumbent) | 326,454 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 326,454 | 100.00 |
General election
editCandidates
edit- Eldon K. Andrews (Conservative)[2]
- Running mate: Al G. Terwilliger[2]
- Hugh McDermand Davidson (American Independent)[2]
- Josephine A. Chapman[2]
- Thomas Dennis (Communist)[2]
- Running mate: William Allan[2]
- Zolton Ferency, Michigan State University law professor and 1966 Democratic nominee for governor (Human Rights)
- Running mate: Regina McNulty[2]
- James Horvath (Socialist Labor)[2]
- Running mate: Alfred W. Wegener[2]
- Sander M. Levin, former State Senator from Berkley and nominee for Governor in 1970 (Democratic)
- Running mate: Paul Brown[2]
- William G. Milliken, incumbent Governor (Republican)[2]
- Running mate: James Damman, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Robin Maisel (Socialist Workers)[2]
- Running mate: Ruth C. Getts[2]
- Peter Signorelli (U.S. Labor)[2]
- Running mate: Ronald Wayne Evans[2]
Other running mates
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William G. Milliken (incumbent) | 1,356,865 | 51.07 | |
Democratic | Sander M. Levin | 1,242,247 | 46.75 | |
Human Rights | Zolton Ferency | 28,675 | 1.08 | |
American Independent | Hugh McDermand Davidson | 20,278 | 0.76 | |
Conservative | Eldon K. Andrews | 4,117 | 0.15 | |
Socialist Workers | Robin Maisel | 1,505 | 0.06 | |
Socialist Labor | James Horvath | 1,296 | 0.06 | |
Communist | Thomas Dennis | 1,119 | 0.04 | |
U.S. Labor | Peter Signorelli | 898 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 2,657,000 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |