1946 Michigan gubernatorial election

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.

1946 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 5, 1946

Nominee Kim Sigler Murray Van Wagoner Party Republican Democratic Running mate Eugene C. Keyes William Osmund Kelly Popular vote 1,003,878 644,540 Percentage 60.28% 38.70%

County results Sigler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Van Wagoner:      50–60%

Governor before election Harry Kelly Republican Elected Governor Kim Sigler Republican

Sigler was the last Republican to carry Wayne County until William Milliken did so in 1978.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Kim Sigler, Republican
• Murray Van Wagoner, Democratic

Other candidates

• Seth A. Davey, Prohibition
• Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Sigler	1,003,878	60.28
	Democratic	Murray Van Wagoner	644,540	38.70
	Prohibition	Gordon Phillips	11,974	0.72
	Socialist Labor	James Sim	5,071	0.30
	Write-ins		12	0.00
Total votes			1,665,475	100
	Republican hold

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on June 18, 1946.

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Sigler	170,779	37.82
	Republican	Vernon J. Brown	123,029	27.25
	Republican	Raymond J. Kelly	92,770	20.55
	Republican	Edward Jeffries	64,936	14.38
	Republican	Write-ins	14	0.00
Total votes			451,528	100.00

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Murray Van Wagoner	98,103	72.63
	Democratic	William J. Cody	36,965	27.37
	Democratic	Write-ins	7	0.01
Total votes			135,075	100.00