1942 Michigan gubernatorial election
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1942 Michigan gubernatorial election
| country = Michigan
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1940 Michigan gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1940
| next_election = 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1944
| election_date = November 3, 1942
| image1 = File:Harry F. Kelly.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Harry Kelly
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 645,335
| percentage1 = 52.60%
| image2 = File:Murray D. Van Wagoner.jpg
| nominee2 = Murray Van Wagoner
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 573,314
| percentage2 = 46.73%
| map_image = 1942 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Kelly: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Van Wagoner: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Murray Van Wagoner
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Harry Kelly
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMI}}
The 1942 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee Harry Kelly defeated incumbent Democrat Murray Van Wagoner with 52.60% of the vote.
General election
=Candidates=
Major party candidates
- Harry Kelly, Republican
- Murray Van Wagoner, Democratic
Other candidates
- Frederic S. Goodrich, Prohibition
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change | title=Michigan gubernatorial election, 1942{{cite web|title=Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 03, 1942|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114900|website=Our Campaigns|access-date=December 8, 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Kelly
|votes = 645,335
|percentage = 52.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent)
|votes = 573,314
|percentage = 46.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Frederic S. Goodrich
|votes = 8,065
|percentage = 0.66
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Write-ins
|candidate =
|votes = 60
|percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 1226774
|percentage = 100
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Primaries
The primary elections occurred on September 15, 1942.{{cite book |last=Michigan |date=1945 |title=Michigan manual. 1943-44. |via=HathiTrust |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049845 |language=en }}
= Republican primary =
{{Election box begin no change|title=Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1942}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Kelly
|votes = 315458
|percentage = 99.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 90
|percentage = 0.03
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 315548
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Democratic primary =
{{Election box begin no change|title=Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1942}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Murray Van Wagoner (incumbent)
|votes = 176266
|percentage = 99.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 16
|percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 176282
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}{{1942 United States elections}}{{Michigan Gubernatorial Elections}}