1946 Michigan gubernatorial election
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election
| country = Michigan
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1944
| next_election = 1948 Michigan gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1948
| election_date = November 5, 1946
| image1 = File:Kim Sigler (Michigan Governor) (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Kim Sigler
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
|running_mate1 = Eugene C. Keyes
| popular_vote1 = 1,003,878
| percentage1 = 60.28%
| image2 = File:Murray D. Van Wagoner.jpg
| nominee2 = Murray Van Wagoner
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
|running_mate2 = William Osmund Kelly
| popular_vote2 = 644,540
| percentage2 = 38.70%
| map_image = 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Sigler: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Van Wagoner: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Harry Kelly
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Kim Sigler
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMI}}
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.
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=
{{Election box begin no change | title=Michigan gubernatorial election, 1946{{cite web|title=Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 05, 1946|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 = Kim Sigler
|votes = 1,003,878
|percentage = 60.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Murray Van Wagoner
|votes = 644,540
|percentage = 38.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Gordon Phillips
|votes = 11,974
|percentage = 0.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = James Sim
|votes = 5,071
|percentage = 0.30
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Write-ins
|candidate =
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.00
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 1665475
|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, 1946{{cite web|title=Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - June 18, 1946|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=686156|website=Our Campaigns|access-date=December 10, 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Kim Sigler
|votes = 170,779
|percentage = 37.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Vernon J. Brown
|votes = 123,029
|percentage = 27.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Raymond J. Kelly
|votes = 92,770
|percentage = 20.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Edward Jeffries
|votes = 64,936
|percentage = 14.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 14
|percentage = 0.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 451528
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Democratic primary=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1946{{cite web|title=Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - June 18, 1946|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=686157|website=Our Campaigns|access-date=December 10, 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Murray Van Wagoner
|votes = 98,103
|percentage = 72.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William J. Cody
|votes = 36,965
|percentage = 27.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Write-ins
|votes = 7
|percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 135075
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}{{1946 United States elections}}{{Michigan Gubernatorial Elections}}