1994 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1994 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan presidential no 1990 Michigan gubernatorial election 1990 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election 1998 November 8, 1994 File:Vern Ehlers and John Engler (cropped).jpeg 150x150px John Engler Republican Party (United States) Connie Binsfeld 1,899,101 61.48% File:Howard Wolpe 99th Congress 1985.jpg Howard Wolpe Democratic Party (United States) Debbie Stabenow 1,188,438 38.47% 1994 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsEngler: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Wolpe: #7996e2 50–60% Governor John Engler Republican Party (United States) John Engler Republican Party (United States) The 1994 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee and Congressman Howard Wolpe. The voter turnout was 45.5%.http://michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics State of Michigan official website December 13, 2011 December 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111222230957/https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html live Republican primary Candidates John Engler, incumbent Governor Campaign Engler, who was narrowly elected in 1990, ran unopposed in the Republican primaryhttps://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/04/us/victors-in-michigan-primaries.html Victors in Michigan Primaries New York Times August 4, 1994 October 15, 2017 October 15, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171015151420/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/04/us/victors-in-michigan-primaries.html live and retained Lt. Gov. Connie Binsfeld as his running mate. Results Republican primary resultsMichigan 1997 Michigan manual. 1995/1996. HathiTrust https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179405 en October 5, 2024 April 28, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230428192833/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179405 live Republican Party (United States) John Engler (inc.) 549,565 99.81% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 1,034 0.19% 550,599 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates H. Lynn Jondahl, State Representative from Okemos Larry Owen, former mayor of East Lansing and former member of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees Debbie Stabenow, State Senator from Lansing Howard Wolpe, former U.S. Representative from Lansing Campaign All four candidates were notably from Lansing or its immediate surroundings. Wolpe, who had served 7 terms in Congress before retiring in 1993, won a 4-way battle for the Democratic nomination, taking 35 percent of the vote. He bested his closest rival, state Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who had 30 percent. Wolpe eventually chose Stabenow as his running mate.http://www.theballengerreport.com/stabenow-governor-1994/ Stabenow for Governor — in 1994 The Ballenger Report Bill Ballenger May 10, 2016 October 15, 2017 October 15, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171015151122/http://www.theballengerreport.com/stabenow-governor-1994/ live Results Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Wolpe 242,847 35.25% Democratic Party (United States) Debbie Stabenow 209,641 30.43% Democratic Party (United States) Larry Owen 176,675 25.64% Democratic Party (United States) H. Lynn Jondahl 59,127 8.58% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 712 0.10% 689,002 100.00% General election Polling October 2024 Source Date Engler (R) Wolpe (D) WDIV-TV Oct. 30, 1994 56% 30% Detroit News Oct. 16, 1994 54% 29% WJBK-TV Sep. 16, 1994 50% 39% Results 1944 Michigan gubernatorial electionElection Results, General Election, November 8, 1994 http://www.sos.state.mi.us/law_and_elect/genres94/e02000000.html Michigan Department of State 14 June 2026 December 18, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011218022242/http://www.sos.state.mi.us/law_and_elect/genres94/e02000000.html bot: unknown Republican Party (United States) John Engler (inc.) 1,899,101 61.48% +11.72% Democratic Party (United States) Howard Wolpe 1,188,438 38.47% -10.60% Scattering 1,538 0.05% 710,663 23.01% 3,089,077 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +22.32% Results by county County John EnglerRepublican Howard WolpeDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alcona3,06071.15%1,23928.81%20.05%1,82142.34%4,301Alger2,06061.25%1,30138.69%20.06%75922.57%3,363Allegan22,24275.65%7,15224.32%90.03%15,09051.32%29,403Alpena7,04465.31%3,74134.69%00.00%3,30330.63%10,785Antrim5,81474.61%1,97825.39%00.00%3,83649.23%7,792Arenac3,32664.72%1,81235.26%10.02%1,51429.46%5,139Baraga1,56858.33%1,12041.67%00.00%44816.67%2,688Barry12,93371.44%5,17028.56%10.01%7,76342.88%18,104Bay24,24460.27%15,98239.73%20.00%8,26220.54%40,228Benzie3,55868.20%1,65831.78%10.02%1,90036.42%5,217Berrien30,90671.71%12,14428.18%510.12%18,76243.53%43,101Branch8,62971.51%3,43828.49%00.00%5,19143.02%12,067Calhoun26,38363.06%15,43236.88%260.06%10,95126.17%41,841Cass9,10971.28%3,67028.72%00.00%5,43942.56%12,779Charlevoix6,36671.71%2,51228.29%00.00%3,85443.41%8,878Cheboygan5,82470.81%2,40129.19%00.00%3,42341.62%8,225Chippewa6,61564.32%3,66935.67%10.01%2,94628.64%10,285Clare5,89566.10%3,02233.89%10.01%2,87332.22%8,918Clinton16,32368.82%7,37131.08%230.10%8,95237.75%23,717Crawford3,23573.21%1,18426.79%00.00%2,05146.41%4,419Delta7,78858.19%5,59541.81%00.00%2,19316.39%13,383Dickinson5,78361.39%3,63738.61%00.00%2,14622.78%9,420Eaton24,13064.64%13,17735.30%230.06%10,95329.34%37,330Emmet7,97274.72%2,69525.26%20.02%5,27749.46%10,669Genesee73,75949.96%73,87350.04%40.00%-114-0.08%147,636Gladwin5,52268.51%2,53831.49%00.00%2,98437.02%8,060Gogebic3,23151.80%3,00148.11%60.10%2303.69%6,238Grand Traverse20,00374.59%6,77425.26%400.15%13,22949.33%26,817Gratiot7,93169.61%3,46230.38%10.01%4,46939.22%11,394Hillsdale9,33575.72%2,99424.28%00.00%6,34151.43%12,329Houghton6,93963.05%4,06536.94%10.01%2,87426.12%11,005Huron9,26873.77%3,29426.22%20.02%5,97447.55%12,564Ingham53,08854.79%43,79045.19%240.02%9,2989.60%96,902Ionia11,91170.10%5,08029.90%00.00%6,83140.20%16,991Iosco7,16369.86%3,09030.14%00.00%4,07339.72%10,253Iron3,10359.16%2,14240.84%00.00%96118.32%5,245Isabella10,03064.72%5,46735.28%00.00%4,56329.44%15,497Jackson32,28270.01%13,82929.99%00.00%18,45340.02%46,111Kalamazoo44,15860.30%29,07239.70%00.00%15,08620.60%73,230Kalkaska3,33871.97%1,29827.99%20.04%2,04043.98%4,638Kent121,98874.36%42,02725.62%340.02%79,96148.74%164,049Keweenaw60762.13%36637.46%40.41%24124.67%977Lake2,06862.27%1,25237.70%10.03%81624.57%3,321Lapeer18,82571.60%7,46828.40%00.00%11,35743.19%26,293Leelanau6,06372.86%2,25527.10%40.05%3,80845.76%8,322Lenawee17,02963.21%9,91236.79%00.00%7,11726.42%26,941Livingston35,58376.46%10,95123.53%30.01%24,63252.93%46,537Luce1,12458.09%81141.91%00.00%31316.18%1,935Mackinac2,94763.72%1,678936.28%00.00%1,26927.44%4,625Macomb173,00369.89%74,47330.09%630.03%98,53039.80%247,539Manistee5,46566.46%2,75833.54%00.00%2,70732.92%8,223Marquette11,33153.27%9,93846.73%00.00%1,3936.55%21,269Mason7,31270.58%3,04829.42%00.00%4,26441.16%10,360Mecosta6,60067.62%3,15732.35%30.03%3,44335.28%9,760Menominee4,72163.92%2,66536.08%00.00%2,05627.84%7,386Midland20,57970.30%8,68729.68%60.02%11,89240.63%29,272Missaukee3,71477.17%1,09922.83%00.00%2,61554.33%4,813Monroe24,21863.15%14,12636.84%40.01%10,09226.32%38,348Montcalm11,14970.76%4,60729.24%00.00%6,54241.52%15,756Montmorency2,62172.32%1,00327.68%00.00%1,61844.65%3,624Muskegon28,91159.80%19,43040.19%50.01%9,48119.61%48,346Newaygo9,30771.23%3,75528.74%40.03%5,55242.49%13,006Oakland269,51166.50%135,00433.31%7730.19%134,50733.19%405,288Oceana5,15868.95%2,32031.01%30.04%2,83837.94%7,481Ogemaw4,66168.09%2,18231.88%20.03%2,47936.22%6,845Ontonagon2,03258.88%1,41841.09%10.03%61417.79%3,451Osceola5,08771.47%2,03028.52%10.01%3,05742.95%7,118Oscoda2,26675.21%74724.79%00.00%1,51950.41%3,013Otsego5,21574.87%1,74925.11%10.01%3,46649.76%6,965Ottawa58,32182.85%12,00117.05%710.10%46,32065.80%70,393Presque Isle3,97971.23%1,60728.77%00.00%2,37242.46%5,586Roscommon6,46168.69%2,94531.31%00.00%3,51637.38%9,406Saginaw43,54559.80%29,16940.06%1050.14%14,37619.74%72,819Sanilac10,42574.80%3,51325.20%00.00%6,91249.59%13,938Schoolcraft1,68957.55%1,24642.45%00.00%44315.09%2,935Shiawassee16,44767.28%7,97132.61%280.11%8,47634.67%24,446St. Clair34,07870.47%14,23329.43%450.09%19,84541.04%48,356St. Joseph11,07372.93%4,10427.03%60.04%6,96945.90%15,183Tuscola12,18867.52%5,86232.48%00.00%6,32635.05%18,050Van Buren13,89467.76%6,61232.24%00.00%7,28235.51%20,506Washtenaw49,77953.58%43,06646.35%670.07%6,7137.23%92,912Wayne269,50142.96%357,79857.03%690.01%-88,297-14.07%627,368Wexford6,75872.71%2,52627.18%100.11%4,23245.53%9,294Total1,899,10161.48%1,188,43838.47%1,5380.05%710,66323.01%3,089,077 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alger Arenac Bay Chippewa Clare Delta Dickinson Gladwin Gogebic Ingham Iron Lake Marquette Menominee Muskegon Ogemaw Saginaw Schoolcraft Shiawassee Washtenaw References Governor 1994 Michigan