1940 Michigan gubernatorial election

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1940

← 1938 November 5, 1940 1942 →
  Murray D. Van Wagoner.jpg Luren D. Dickinson.jpg
Nominee Murray Van Wagoner Luren Dickinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,077,065 945,784
Percentage 53.06% 46.59%

Governor before election

Luren Dickinson
Republican

Elected Governor

Murray Van Wagoner
Democratic

The 1940 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner defeated incumbent Republican Luren Dickinson with 53.06% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Seth Whitmore, Socialist
  • Philip Raymond, Communist
  • Ralph Naylor, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1940[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner 1,077,065 53.06
Republican Luren Dickinson 945,784 46.59
Socialist Nahum Burnett 4,124 0.20
Communist Philip Raymond 2,387 0.12
Socialist Labor Ralph Naylor 702 0.04
Write-ins 7 0.00
Total votes 2,027,682 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Primaries

Democratic Primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1940[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Murray Van Wagoner 281,023 79.30
Democratic Eugene Van Antwerp 73,340 20.70
Total votes 354,363 100.00

Republican Primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1940[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Luren Dickinson 241,717 43.68
Republican Thomas Read 108,113 19.54
Republican Ora Lynn Smith 92,236 16.67
Republican Miller Dunckel 62,874 11.36
Republican Melville B. McPherson 28,332 5.12
Republican Ernest T. Conlon 12,909 2.33
Republican Charles Renaud 7,226 1.31
Total votes 553,407 100.00

References

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