1922 Michigan gubernatorial election

1922 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1920 November 7, 1922 1924 →
 
Nominee Alex J. Groesbeck Alva M. Cummins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 356,933 218,252
Percentage 61.15% 37.39%

County results
Groesbeck:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cummins:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Alex J. Groesbeck
Republican

Elected Governor

Alex J. Groesbeck
Republican

The 1922 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Alex J. Groesbeck defeated Democratic nominee Alva M. Cummins with 61.15% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Benjamin Blumenberg, Socialist
  • Belden C. Hoyt, Prohibition
  • E. R. Markley, Socialist Labor

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1922[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex J. Groesbeck (incumbent) 356,933 61.15
Democratic Alva M. Cummins 218,252 37.39
Socialist Benjamin Blumenberg 4,452 0.76
Prohibition Belden C. Hoyt 2,744 0.47
Socialist Labor E. R. Markley 1,279 0.22
Write-ins 1 0.00
Total votes 583,661 100
Republican hold

Primaries

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Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1922[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alva M. Cummins 12,134 52.91
Democratic James B. Balch 10,799 47.09
Total votes 22,933 100.00

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1922[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex J. Groesbeck (incumbent) 248,502 62.12
Republican Richard H. Fletcher 110,000 27.50
Republican Theodore M. Joslin 41,532 10.38
Total votes 400,034 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1922". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Michigan (1923). Michigan manual. 1923. p. 330 – via HathiTrust.