1960 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1960 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee John B. Swainson defeated Republican nominee Paul Douglas Bagwell with 50.48% of the vote.

1960 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 8, 1960
Turnout41.62%
 
Nominee John B. Swainson Paul Douglas Bagwell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,643,634 1,602,022
Percentage 50.48% 49.20%
County results
Swainson:      50–60%      60–70%
Bagwell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Governor before election

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

 Elected Governor

John B. Swainson
Democratic

Elections in Michigan

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Robert Himmel Jr., Socialist Workers
  • Delmar D. Gibbons, Prohibition
  • F. J. Toohey, Tax Cut
  • Theos A. Grove, Socialist labor
  • R. Roy Pursell, Independent American

Results
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1960[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Swainson 1,643,634 50.48
Republican Paul Douglas Bagwell 1,602,022 49.20
Socialist Workers Robert Himmel Jr. 3,387 0.10
Prohibition Delmar D. Gibbons 2,183 0.07
Tax Cut F. J. Toohey 1,899 0.06
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove 1,479 0.05
Independent American R. Roy Pursell 1,354 0.04
Write-ins 33 0.00
Total votes 3,255,991 100
Democratic hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 2, 1960.[2]

Democratic primary
Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1960[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Swainson 274,743 50.81
Democratic James M. Hare 205,086 37.93
Democratic Edward Connor 60,895 11.26
Write-ins 19 0.00
Total votes 540,743 100.00

Republican primary
Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1960[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Douglas Bagwell 480,361 99.98
Republican Write-ins 113 0.02
Total votes 480,474 100.00

References
  1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 08, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. Michigan (1967). Michigan manual. 1961-62 – via HathiTrust.
  3. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Aug 02, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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