Election Name: | 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election |
Country: | Michigan |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1944 |
Next Election: | 1948 Michigan gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1948 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1946 |
Image1: | File:Kim Sigler (Michigan Governor) (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Kim Sigler |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Running Mate1: | Eugene C. Keyes |
Popular Vote1: | 1,003,878 |
Percentage1: | 60.28% |
Nominee2: | Murray Van Wagoner |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Running Mate2: | William Osmund Kelly |
Popular Vote2: | 644,540 |
Percentage2: | 38.70% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Harry Kelly |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Kim Sigler |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican nominee Kim Sigler defeated Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner with 60.28% of the vote.
Sigler was the last Republican to carry Wayne County until William Milliken did so in 1978.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
The primary elections occurred on June 18, 1946.[1]