1950 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1950 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Harry Kelly with 49.76% of the vote.

1950 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1948 November 7, 1950 1952 →
 
Nominee G. Mennen Williams Harry Kelly
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 935,152 933,998
Percentage 49.76% 49.70%

County results
Williams:      50–60%      60–70%
Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

Elected Governor

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Perry Hayden, Prohibition
  • Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor
  • Howard Lerner, Socialist Workers

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1950[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 935,152 49.76
Republican Harry Kelly 933,998 49.70
Prohibition Perry Hayden 8,511 0.45
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove 1,077 0.06
Socialist Workers Howard Lerner 636 0.03
Write-ins 8 0.00
Total votes 1,879,382 100
Democratic hold

Primaries

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The primary elections occurred on September 12, 1950.[2]

Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1950[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 338,302 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 13 0.01
Total votes 338,315 100.00

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1950[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Kelly 205,889 36.88
Republican Frederick M. Alger Jr. 161,827 28.99
Republican Eugene C. Keyes 114,711 20.55
Republican Albert J. Engel 67,415 12.08
Republican Thomas S. Leith 8,460 1.52
Republican Write-ins 19 0.00
Total votes 558,321 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Michigan (1953). Michigan manual. 1951-52 – via HathiTrust.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 12, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.