1944 Michigan gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election
| country = Michigan
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1942 Michigan gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1942
| next_election = 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1946
| election_date = November 7, 1944
| image1 = File:Harry F. Kelly.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Harry Kelly
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 1,208,859
| percentage1 = 54.69%
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Edward J. Fry
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 989,307
| percentage2 = 44.76%
| map_image = 1944 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%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Fry: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Harry Kelly
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Harry Kelly
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Harry Kelly had defeated Democratic nominee Edward J. Fry with 54.69% of the vote.
General election
=Candidates=
Major party candidates
- Harry Kelly, Republican
- Edward J. Fry, Democratic
Other candidates
- Seth A. Davey, Prohibition
- Forest Odell, Socialist
- Leland Marion, America First
- Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change | title=Michigan gubernatorial election, 1944{{cite web|title=Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1944|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114771|website=Our Campaigns|access-date=December 10, 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Kelly (incumbent)
|votes = 1,208,859
|percentage = 54.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edward J. Fry
|votes = 989,307
|percentage = 44.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Seth A. Davey
|votes = 5,744
|percentage = 0.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Forest Odell
|votes = 2,851
|percentage = 0.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = America First Party (1943)
|candidate = Leland Marion
|votes = 2,121
|percentage = 0.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = Theos A. Grove
|votes = 1,364
|percentage = 0.06
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 2210246
|percentage = 100
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Primaries
= Republican primary =
{{Election box begin no change|title=Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Kelly (incumbent)
|votes = 283176
|percentage = 99.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 29
|percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 283205
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Democratic primary=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edward J. Fry
|votes = 71,420
|percentage = 45.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William J. Cody
|votes = 61,033
|percentage = 38.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Earnest C. Brooks
|votes = 25,373
|percentage = 16.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 4
|percentage = 0.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 157830
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{1944 United States elections}}
{{Michigan Gubernatorial Elections}}