1950_Michigan_gubernatorial_election

1950 Michigan gubernatorial election
	County results; Williams: 50–60% 60–70%; Kelly: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; G. Mennen Williams; Democratic	Elected Governor ; G. Mennen Williams; Democratic

1950 Michigan gubernatorial election

American state election

The 1950 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Harry Kelly with 49.76% of the vote.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	935,152	49.76
	Republican	Harry Kelly	933,998	49.70
	Prohibition	Perry Hayden	8,511	0.45
	Socialist Labor	Theos A. Grove	1,077	0.06
	Socialist Workers	Howard Lerner	636	0.03
	Write-ins		8	0.00
Total votes			1,879,382	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	338,302	99.99
	Democratic	Write-ins	13	0.01
Total votes			338,315	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Kelly	205,889	36.88
	Republican	Frederick M. Alger Jr.	161,827	28.99
	Republican	Eugene C. Keyes	114,711	20.55
	Republican	Albert J. Engel	67,415	12.08
	Republican	Thomas S. Leith	8,460	1.52
	Republican	Write-ins	19	0.00
Total votes			558,321	100.00

1950 Michigan gubernatorial election