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1964 Michigan gubernatorial election

1964 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1962 November 3, 1964 1966 →
Turnout40.37%
 
Nominee George W. Romney Neil O. Staebler
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate William Milliken Robert A. Derengoski
Popular vote 1,764,355 1,381,442
Percentage 55.87% 43.74%

County results
Romney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Staebler:      50–60%

Governor before election

George W. Romney
Republican

Elected Governor

George W. Romney
Republican

The 1964 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican George W. Romney defeated Democratic nominee Neil O. Staebler with 55.87% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Major party running mates[1]

Other candidates

Other running mates[1]

  • Harriet Talan, Socialist Workers
  • James Jackson, Freedom Now
  • W. Clifford Bentley, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1964[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Romney (incumbent) 1,764,355 55.87
Democratic Neil O. Staebler 1,381,442 43.74
Socialist Workers Frank Lovell 5,649 0.18
Freedom Now Albert B. Cleage Jr. 4,767 0.15
Socialist Labor James C. Horvath 1,777 0.06
Write-ins 112 0.21
Total votes 3,158,102 100
Republican hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on September 1, 1964.[1]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1964[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil Staebler 510,588 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 42 0.01
Total votes 510,630 100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1964[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Romney (incumbent) 583,356 87.86
Republican George N. Higgins 80,608 12.14
Republican Write-ins 17 0.00
Total votes 663,981 100.00

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Michigan (1967). Michigan manual. 1965/1966 – via HathiTrust.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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