1974 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan Presidential Popular no 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election 1970 1974 11 05 1978 Michigan gubernatorial election 1978 File:William Milliken 1969.png 150x150px William Milliken Republican Party (United States) James Damman 1,356,865 51.07% File:Sander M Levin.jpg Sander Levin Democratic Party (United States) Paul Brown 1,242,247 46.75% 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMilliken: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Levin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor William G. Milliken Republican Party (United States) Governor William G. Milliken Republican Party (United States) The 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. William Milliken was elected to his second full term as governor of Michigan in a rematch with Sander Levin.2011–2012 Michigan Manual: Chapter IX—Elections: Summary of Vote for Governor, 1835-2010 This was the last time until 1990 that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president. Primary elections Michigan held primary elections on August 6, 1974. Republican party Incumbent governor William Milliken was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Candidates William Milliken, incumbent governor Results Republican primary resultsMichigan Manual 1975-1976 1975 Michigan Department of Management and Budget Lansing 489-490 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179306&view=1up&seq=557 12 June 2026 Official Canvass of Votes, Primary Election, August 6, 1974 Republican Party (United States) William Milliken (inc.) 326,454 100.00% 326,454 100.00% Democratic party Sander M. Levin won the Democratic nomination for the second consecutive election. Candidates Jerome P. Cavanagh, former mayor of Detroit Sander M. Levin, Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 James E. Wells, attorney from SouthfieldBig Race Is For Governor https://www.newspapers.com/image/1115725080/ 12 June 2026 The Grand Rapids Press 82 323 1 August 1974 Grand Rapids 3-H Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Sander M. Levin 445,273 61.29% Democratic Party (United States) Jerome P. Cavanagh 199,361 27.44% Democratic Party (United States) James E. Wells 81,844 11.27% 726,478 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Sander M. Levin & Paul Brown, Democratic William G. Milliken & James Damman, Republican Other candidates Eldon K. Andrews & Al G. Terwilliger, Conservative Hugh McDermand Davidson & Josephine A. Chapman, American Independent Thomas Dennis & William Allan, Communist Zolton Ferency & Regina McNulty, Human Rights James Horvath & Alfred W. Wegener, Socialist Labor Robin Maisel & Ruth C. Getts, Socialist Workers Peter Signorelli & Ronald Wayne Evans, U.S. Labor Results 1974 Michigan gubernatorial electionMichigan Manual 1975-1976 1975 Michigan Department of Management and Budget Lansing 544-546 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179306&view=1up&seq=612 12 June 2026 Official Canvass of Votes, General Election, November 5, 1974 Republican Party (United States) William G. Milliken (inc.) 1,356,865 51.07% +0.65% Democratic Party (United States) Sander M. Levin 1,242,247 46.75 -1.99% Human Rights Party (United States) Zolton Ferency 28,675 1.08% American Independent Party Hugh McDermand Davidson 20,278 0.76% +0.09% Michigan Conservative Party Eldon K. Andrews 4,117 0.15% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Robin Maisel 1,505 0.06% -0.03% Socialist Labor Party of America James Horvath 1,296 0.05% -0.03% Communist Party USA Thomas Dennis 1,119 0.04% U.S. Labor Party Peter Signorelli 898 0.03% Scattering 17 0.00% 114,618 4.31% 2,657,017 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +2.64% Results by county Kalkaska County voted Democratic for the first time since 1912, and for only the second time since it was organized in 1871. Gladwin County and Mackinac County voted Democratic for the first time since 1932. This was the only gubernatorial election from 1954 to 1998 in which Monroe County voted for the losing candidate. County William MillikenRepublican Sander LevinDemocratic Zolton FerencyHuman Rights Hugh M. DavidsonAmerican Independent All othersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona1,61653.56%1,36945.38%60.20%200.66%60.20%2478.19%3,017Alger1,36641.41%1,89657.47%210.64%110.33%50.15%-530-16.07%3,299Allegan12,91761.87%7,56536.23%580.28%2881.38%510.24%5,35225.63%20,879Alpena4,77649.55%4,72148.98%530.55%670.70%220.23%550.57%9,639Antrim3,22859.28%2,13439.19%190.35%510.94%130.24%1,09420.09%5,445Arenac1,94851.56%1,80247.70%50.13%190.50%40.11%1463.86%3,778Baraga1,43749.36%1,44049.47%100.34%160.55%80.27%-3-0.10%2,911Barry7,73957.63%5,49340.91%420.31%1481.10%60.04%2,24616.73%13,428Bay17,49146.24%19,94552.73%1080.29%2100.56%700.19%-2,454-6.49%37,824Benzie2,07960.03%1,35439.10%120.35%150.43%30.09%72520.94%3,463Berrien24,97157.05%17,77840.62%1300.30%6851.56%2070.47%7,19316.43%43,771Branch5,88757.06%4,31041.78%340.33%650.63%210.20%1,57715.29%10,317Calhoun22,25455.06%17,48843.27%1910.47%3500.87%1320.33%4,76611.79%40,415Cass6,07752.04%5,41646.38%310.27%1060.91%480.41%6615.66%11,678Charlevoix3,53051.49%3,23147.13%240.35%610.89%100.15%2994.36%6,856Cheboygan3,62154.86%2,88643.72%220.33%650.98%70.11%73511.13%6,601Chippewa4,87752.99%4,18445.46%570.62%650.71%210.23%6937.53%9,204Clare3,12950.34%2,97447.84%120.19%350.56%661.06%1552.49%6,216Clinton9,02058.17%6,16339.75%1530.99%1240.80%450.29%2,85718.43%15,505Crawford1,47057.85%1,04241.01%130.51%130.51%30.12%42816.84%2,541Delta5,61542.04%7,55156.53%720.54%820.61%370.28%-1,936-14.49%13,357Dickinson4,18343.40%5,34755.47%240.25%580.60%270.28%-1,164-12.08%9,639Eaton14,64061.78%8,62536.40%2551.08%1280.54%490.21%6,01525.38%23,697Emmet3,97156.71%2,92441.76%300.43%630.90%140.20%1,04714.95%7,002Genesee57,50948.21%59,51049.89%1,1891.00%7290.61%3420.29%-2,001-1.68%119,279Gladwin2,45449.02%2,50550.04%90.18%250.50%130.26%-51-1.02%5,006Gogebic3,00535.34%5,41563.69%310.36%320.38%190.22%-2,410-28.35%8,502Grand Traverse9,50863.85%5,10434.27%710.48%1531.03%560.38%4,40429.57%14,892Gratiot6,41761.48%3,91337.49%470.45%410.39%200.19%2,50423.99%10,438Hillsdale5,98359.04%3,99239.39%400.39%930.92%260.26%1,99119.65%10,134Houghton6,23652.90%5,42546.02%430.36%600.51%250.21%8116.88%11,789Huron7,17262.58%4,11935.94%270.24%1311.14%120.10%3,05326.64%11,461Ingham52,51959.03%31,11634.98%4,6565.23%3350.38%3400.38%21,40324.06%88,966Ionia7,86155.52%6,11043.15%490.35%1270.90%120.08%1,75112.37%14,159Iosco3,82652.82%3,34946.23%240.33%280.39%170.23%4776.58%7,244Iron2,77443.93%3,49955.42%150.24%120.19%140.22%-725-11.48%6,314Isabella6,34252.85%5,27843.98%2452.04%770.64%590.49%1,0648.87%12,001Jackson22,99854.22%18,54743.72%2350.55%5461.29%920.22%4,45110.49%42,418Kalamazoo35,20060.52%21,73237.36%5650.97%4910.84%1780.31%13,46823.15%58,166Kalkaska1,28548.79%1,30049.35%90.34%311.18%90.34%-15-0.57%2,634Kent81,04058.90%54,04739.28%4890.36%1,6651.21%3470.25%26,99319.62%137,588Keweenaw53650.14%52949.49%10.09%30.28%00.00%70.65%1,069Lake1,27245.90%1,46752.94%80.29%220.79%20.07%-195-7.04%2,771Lapeer8,05053.71%6,56043.77%860.57%2451.63%470.31%1,4909.94%14,988Leelanau3,14761.07%1,92437.34%330.64%390.76%100.19%1,22323.73%5,153Lenawee12,26955.59%9,50543.07%1190.54%1150.52%630.29%2,76412.52%22,071Livingston13,27461.99%7,67135.83%2191.02%1850.86%630.29%5,60326.17%21,412Luce1,02850.44%1,00449.26%10.05%40.20%10.05%241.18%2,038Mackinac2,21948.30%2,32650.63%180.39%210.46%100.22%-107-2.33%4,594Macomb90,89650.09%86,35647.59%1,6760.92%1,8221.00%7170.40%4,5402.50%181,467Manistee3,71551.19%3,45747.64%210.29%450.62%190.26%2583.56%7,257Marquette9,01847.02%9,82551.23%1690.88%1160.60%510.27%-807-4.21%19,179Mason4,37153.28%3,73845.56%190.23%560.68%200.24%6337.72%8,204Mecosta4,51156.53%3,35041.98%490.61%460.58%240.30%1,16114.55%7,980Menominee3,62044.95%4,33153.78%180.22%670.83%170.21%-711-8.83%8,053Midland12,46459.32%8,21139.08%1190.57%1610.77%550.26%4,25320.24%21,010Missaukee2,03862.10%1,21136.90%70.21%230.70%30.09%82725.20%3,282Monroe14,43947.27%15,53050.85%1750.57%3241.06%750.25%-1,091-3.57%30,543Montcalm6,78757.09%4,92441.42%400.34%1211.02%170.14%1,86315.67%11,889Montmorency1,44756.02%1,09742.47%100.39%271.05%20.08%35013.55%2,583Muskegon23,58948.45%24,33449.98%1200.25%5211.07%1230.25%-745-1.53%48,687Newaygo5,49853.48%4,62945.03%280.27%1041.01%210.20%8698.45%10,280Oakland168,52757.26%118,93840.41%3,4041.16%2,2130.75%1,2610.43%49,58916.85%294,343Oceana3,18850.35%3,04948.15%180.28%701.11%70.11%1392.20%6,332Ogemaw2,41152.31%2,14246.47%160.35%340.74%60.13%2695.84%4,609Ontonagon1,96943.65%2,51855.82%60.13%150.33%30.07%-549-12.17%4,511Osceola3,06358.81%2,04639.29%190.36%671.29%130.25%1,01719.53%5,208Oscoda99857.26%72141.37%60.34%120.69%60.34%27715.89%1,743Otsego2,11854.36%1,73644.56%100.26%230.59%90.23%3829.80%3,896Ottawa31,36667.19%14,62231.32%1430.31%4681.00%870.19%16,74435.87%46,686Presque Isle2,68449.81%2,67349.61%80.15%180.33%50.09%110.20%5,388Roscommon3,40357.37%2,46441.54%230.39%360.61%60.10%93915.83%5,932Saginaw33,79752.68%29,59746.14%2310.36%3640.57%1640.26%4,2006.55%64,153Sanilac7,64163.02%4,29535.42%340.28%1361.12%190.16%3,34627.60%12,125Schoolcraft1,40342.28%1,89957.23%90.27%50.15%20.06%-496-14.95%3,318Shiawassee10,47653.02%8,85244.80%2021.02%1800.91%500.25%1,6248.22%19,760St. Clair18,21051.21%16,70246.97%2160.61%3460.97%860.24%1,5084.24%35,560St. Joseph7,70559.27%5,11939.38%270.21%1321.02%170.13%2,58619.89%13,000Tuscola8,80459.70%5,76739.11%400.27%1100.75%250.17%3,03720.60%14,746Van Buren9,18956.22%6,77141.43%480.29%2831.73%530.32%2,41814.79%16,344Washtenaw41,08554.22%29,06438.35%4,7716.30%5510.73%3070.41%12,02115.86%75,778Wayne290,89440.94%405,46157.07%7,3531.03%3,7640.53%3,0190.42%-114,567-16.13%710,491Wexford3,77553.09%3,23345.46%290.41%630.89%110.15%5427.62%7,111Total1,356,86551.07%1,242,24746.75%28,6751.08%20,2780.76%8,9520.34%114,6184.31%2,657,017 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Arenac Macomb Ogemaw Shiawassee Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Gladwin Kalkaska Mackinac Monroe Muskegon References 1974 Michigan Gubernatorial Category:November 1974 elections in the United States