1940 Michigan gubernatorial election

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.

1940 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 5, 1940
 
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

Elections in Michigan

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
  1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1940". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Sept 10, 1940". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 10, 1940". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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