1934_Michigan_gubernatorial_election
1934 Michigan gubernatorial election
American state election
The 1934 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Frank Fitzgerald defeated Democratic nominee Arthur J. Lacy with 52.41% of the vote.
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County results Fitzgerald: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Lacy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Major party candidates
- Frank Fitzgerald, Republican
- Arthur J. Lacy, Democratic
Other candidates
- Arthur E. Larsen, Socialist
- John Anderson, Communism
- Donald D. Alderdyce, Farmer–Labor Party
- Robert Fraser, Socialist Labor
- Lincoln E. Buell, Commonwealth
- Robert R. Pointer, People's Progressive
- Ann L. Medow, National
- Edward N. Lee, American
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Fitzgerald | 659,743 | 52.41 | |
Democratic | Arthur J. Lacy | 577,044 | 45.84 | |
Socialist | Arthur E. Larsen | 12,002 | 0.95 | |
Communist | John Anderson | 5,734 | 0.46 | |
Farmer–Labor | Donald D. Alderdyce | 2,105 | 0.17 | |
Socialist Labor | Robert Fraser | 1,040 | 0.08 | |
Commonwealth | Lincoln E. Buell | 800 | 0.06 | |
People's Progressive | Robert R. Pointer | 198 | 0.02 | |
National | Ann L. Medow | 164 | 0.01 | |
American | Edward N. Lee | 95 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 1,258,925 | 100 | ||
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Republican primary
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Fitzgerald | 315,827 | 63.74 | |
Republican | Alex J. Groesbeck | 151,544 | 30.59 | |
Republican | John W. Smith | 18,734 | 3.78 | |
Republican | Orla A. Bailey | 9,361 | 1.89 | |
Total votes | 495,466 | 100.00 |
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Democratic primary
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arthur J. Lacy | 121,363 | 45.83 | |
Democratic | William Comstock (incumbent) | 111,314 | 42.04 | |
Democratic | John K. Stack Jr. | 32,135 | 12.14 | |
Total votes | 264,812 | 100.00 |
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- Michigan Secretary of State (1935). Michigan manual. 1935-46. pp. 248–249 – via HathiTrust.
- "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 11, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Sept 11, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.