1944 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Harry Kelly defeated Democratic nominee Edward J. Fry with 54.69% of the vote.

1944 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 7, 1944
 
Nominee Harry Kelly Edward J. Fry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,208,859 989,307
Percentage 54.69% 44.76%
Governor before election

Harry Kelly
Republican

 Elected Governor

Harry Kelly
Republican

Elections in Michigan

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Seth A. Davey, Prohibition
  • Forest Odell, Socialist
  • Leland Marion, America First
  • Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor

Results
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1944[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Kelly 1,208,859 54.69
Democratic Edward J. Fry 989,307 44.76
Prohibition Seth A. Davey 5,744 0.26
Socialist Forest Odell 2,851 0.13
America First Leland Marion 2,121 0.10
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove 1,364 0.06
Total votes 2,210,246 100
Republican hold

Primaries

Democratic Primary
Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1944[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Fry 71,420 45.25
Democratic William J. Cody 61,033 38.67
Democratic Earnest C. Brooks 25,373 16.08
Total votes 157,826 100.00

References
  1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - July 11, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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