1964_Michigan_gubernatorial_election
1964 Michigan gubernatorial election
American state election
The 1964 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican George W. Romney defeated Democratic nominee Neil O. Staebler with 55.87% of the vote.
Quick Facts Turnout, Nominee ...
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Turnout | 40.37% | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Romney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Staebler: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Major party candidates
- George W. Romney, Republican
- Neil O. Staebler, Democratic
Major party running mates[1]
- William Milliken, Republican
- Robert A. Derengoski, Democratic
Other candidates
- Frank Lovell, Socialist Workers
- Albert B. Cleage Jr., Freedom Now
- James C. Horvath, Socialist Labor
Other running mates[1]
- Harriet Talan, Socialist Workers
- James Jackson, Freedom Now
- W. Clifford Bentley, Socialist Labor
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Romney (incumbent) | 1,764,355 | 55.87 | |
Democratic | Neil O. Staebler | 1,381,442 | 43.74 | |
Socialist Workers | Frank Lovell | 5,649 | 0.18 | |
Freedom Now | Albert B. Cleage Jr. | 4,767 | 0.15 | |
Socialist Labor | James C. Horvath | 1,777 | 0.06 | |
Write-ins | 112 | 0.21 | ||
Total votes | 3,158,102 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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The primary elections occurred on September 1, 1964.[1]
Democratic primary
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Neil Staebler | 510,588 | 99.99 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 42 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 510,630 | 100.00 |
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Republican primary
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Romney (incumbent) | 583,356 | 87.86 | |
Republican | George N. Higgins | 80,608 | 12.14 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 17 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 663,981 | 100.00 |
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- Michigan (1967). Michigan manual. 1965/1966 – via HathiTrust.
- "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2019.