1950 Michigan gubernatorial 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.

1950 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 7, 1950

Nominee G. Mennen Williams Harry Kelly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 935,152 933,998 Percentage 49.76% 49.70%

County results Williams:      50–60% Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election G. Mennen Williams Democratic Elected Governor G. Mennen Williams Democratic

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
• Harry Kelly, Republican

Other candidates

• Perry Hayden, Prohibition
• Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor
• Howard Lerner, Socialist Workers

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1950[1]

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

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on September 12, 1950.[2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1950[2]

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

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1950[3]

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

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
2. Michigan (1953). Michigan manual. 1951-52 – via HathiTrust.
3. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 12, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.