1920_Michigan_gubernatorial_election
1920 Michigan gubernatorial election
American state election
The 1920 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Alex J. Groesbeck defeated Democratic nominee Woodbridge N. Ferris with 66.43% of the vote.
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County results Groesbeck: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Major party candidates
- Alex J. Groesbeck, Republican
- Woodbridge N. Ferris, Democratic
Other candidates
- Benjamin Blumenberg, Socialist
- J. Jeffries, Farmer-Labor
- Faith Johnston, Prohibition
- E. R. Markley, Socialist Labor
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alex J. Groesbeck | 703,180 | 66.43 | |
Democratic | Woodbridge N. Ferris | 310,566 | 29.34 | |
Socialist | Benjamin Blumenberg | 23,542 | 2.22 | |
Farmer–Labor | J. Jeffries | 11,817 | 1.12 | |
Prohibition | Faith Johnston | 6,990 | 0.38 | |
Socialist Labor | E. R. Markley | 2,097 | 0.20 | |
Write-ins | 347 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 1,058,539 | 100 | ||
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Democratic primary
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Woodbridge N. Ferris | 22,379 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 22,379 | 100.00 |
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Republican primary
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alex J. Groesbeck | 101,973 | 28.15 | |
Republican | Milo D. Campbell | 72,692 | 20.07 | |
Republican | Charles S. Mott | 57,473 | 15.87 | |
Republican | Frank B. Leland | 30,322 | 8.37 | |
Republican | Frederick C. Martindale | 28,748 | 7.94 | |
Republican | James Hamilton | 21,963 | 6.06 | |
Republican | Luren D. Dickinson | 21,443 | 5.92 | |
Republican | Cassius L. Glasgow | 16,113 | 4.45 | |
Republican | Horatio S. Earle | 11,496 | 3.17 | |
Total votes | 362,223 | 100.00 |
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- "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 02, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- Michigan (1921). Michigan manual. 1921. p. 386 – via HathiTrust.