1948 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1948 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee G. Mennen Williams defeated incumbent Republican Kim Sigler with 53.41% of the vote.

1948 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 2, 1948

Nominee G. Mennen Williams Kim Sigler Party Democratic Republican Running mate John W. Connolly Eugene C. Keyes Popular vote 1,128,664 964,810 Percentage 53.41% 45.66%

County results Williams:      50-60%      60-70% Sigler:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election Kim Sigler Republican Elected Governor G. Mennen Williams Democratic

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
• Kim Sigler, Republican

Other candidates

• Seth A. Davey, Prohibition
• Emanuel Seidler, Socialist
• Arthur Chenoweth, Socialist Labor
• Howard Lerner, Socialist Workers

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1948

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams	1,128,664	53.41
	Republican	Kim Sigler (incumbent)	964,810	45.66
	Prohibition	Gordon Phillips	15,249	0.72
	Socialist	Emanuel Seidler	2,115	0.10
	Socialist Labor	Arthur Chenoweth	1,405	0.07
	Socialist Workers	Howard Lerner	870	0.04
	Write-ins		9	0.00
Total votes			2,113,122	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on September 14, 1948.

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1948

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams	109,988	38.58
	Democratic	Victor E. Bucknell	101,814	35.71
	Democratic	Burnett J. Abbott	73,302	25.71
	Democratic	Write-ins	9	0.00
Total votes			285,113	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1948

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Sigler (incumbent)	430,721	99.94
	Republican	Write-ins	244	0.06
Total votes			430,965	100.00