The 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. William Milliken was elected to his second term as Governor of Michigan in a rematch with Sander Levin.[1] This was the last time until 1990 that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president.
1974, michigan, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1974, william, milliken, elected, second, term, governor, michigan, rematch, with, sander, levin, this, last, time, until, 1990, that, state, elected, governor, same, party, sitting, president, 1970, nov. The 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5 1974 William Milliken was elected to his second term as Governor of Michigan in a rematch with Sander Levin 1 This was the last time until 1990 that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election 1970 November 5 1974 1974 11 05 1978 Turnout55 52 Nominee William Milliken Sander LevinParty Republican DemocraticRunning mate James Damman Paul BrownPopular vote 1 356 865 1 242 247Percentage 51 1 46 8 County resultsMilliken 40 50 50 60 60 70 Levin 40 50 50 60 60 70 Governor before electionWilliam G MillikenRepublican Governor William G MillikenRepublican Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 2 Republican primary 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesPrimary elections editThe primary elections occurred on August 6 1974 2 Democratic primary edit Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary 1974 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Sander M Levin 445 273 61 29Democratic James P Cavanagh 199 361 27 44Democratic James E Wells 81 844 11 27Total votes 726 478 100 00Republican primary edit Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary 1974 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican William Milliken incumbent 326 454 100 00Total votes 326 454 100 00General election editCandidates edit Eldon K Andrews Conservative 2 Running mate Al G Terwilliger 2 Hugh McDermand Davidson American Independent 2 Josephine A Chapman 2 Thomas Dennis Communist 2 Running mate William Allan 2 Zolton Ferency Michigan State University law professor and 1966 Democratic nominee for governor Human Rights Running mate Regina McNulty 2 James Horvath Socialist Labor 2 Running mate Alfred W Wegener 2 Sander M Levin former State Senator from Berkley and nominee for Governor in 1970 Democratic Running mate Paul Brown 2 William G Milliken incumbent Govenror Republican 2 Running mate James Damman incumbent Lieutenant Governor Robin Maisel Socialist Workers 2 Running mate Ruth C Getts 2 Peter Signorelli U S Labor 2 Running mate Ronald Wayne Evans 2 Other running mates Results edit Michigan gubernatorial election 1974 Party Candidate Votes Republican William G Milliken incumbent 1 356 865 51 07Democratic Sander M Levin 1 242 247 46 75Human Rights Zolton Ferency 28 675 1 08American Independent Hugh McDermand Davidson 20 278 0 76Conservative Eldon K Andrews 4 117 0 15Socialist Workers Robin Maisel 1 505 0 06Socialist Labor James Horvath 1 296 0 06Communist Thomas Dennis 1 119 0 04U S Labor Peter Signorelli 898 0 03Total votes 2 657 000 100 0Republican holdReferences edit 2011 2012 Michigan Manual Chapter IX Elections Summary of Vote for Governor 1835 2010 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Michigan 1977 Michigan manual 1975 1976 via HathiTrust Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election amp oldid 1176442317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
