1962 Michigan gubernatorial election
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Turnout | 35.34% | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() County results Romney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Swainson: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democrat John B. Swainson was defeated by Republican George W. Romney who got 51.36% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- George W. Romney, Republican
- John B. Swainson, Democratic
Other candidates
- James Sim, Socialist Labor
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | George W. Romney | 1,420,086 | 51.36 | ||
Democratic | John B. Swainson (incumbent) | 1,339,513 | 48.45 | ||
Socialist Labor | James Sim | 5,219 | 0.19 | ||
Write-ins | 21 | 0.00 | |||
Total votes | 2,764,839 | 100 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Primaries
[edit]The primary elections occurred on August 7, 1962.[2]
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John B. Swainson (incumbent) | 318,580 | 99.99 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 22 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 318,602 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Romney | 448,449 | 99.97 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 120 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 448,569 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c Michigan (1965). Michigan manual. 1963-64 – via HathiTrust.