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1958 Michigan gubernatorial election
Turnout	36.29%
	County results; Williams: 50–60% 60–70% ; Bagwell: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Governor before election; G. Mennen Williams; Democratic	Elected Governor ; G. Mennen Williams; Democratic

The 1958 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Paul Douglas Bagwell with 53% of the vote.

General election edit

Candidates edit

Major party candidates

G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
Paul Douglas Bagwell, Republican

Other candidates

Ralph Muncy, Socialist Labor
Rollin M. Severance, Prohibition
Frank Lovell, Socialist Workers

Results edit

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1958^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	1,225,533	53.00
	Republican	Paul Douglas Bagwell	1,078,089	46.63
	Socialist Labor	Ralph Muncy	3,983	0.17
	Prohibition	Rollin M. Severance	3,622	0.16
	Socialist Workers	Frank Lovell	957	0.04
Total votes			2,303,622	100
	Democratic hold

Primaries edit

The primary elections occurred on August 5, 1958.^[2]

Democratic primary edit

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1958^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	385,864	50.81
	Democratic	William L. Johnson	65,614	37.93
	Democratic	Write-ins	2	0.00
Total votes			451,480	100.00

Republican primary edit

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1958^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Douglas Bagwell	260,494	99.99
	Republican	Write-ins	25	0.01
Total votes			260,519	100.00

References edit

^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Michigan (1961). Michigan manual. 1959-60 – via HathiTrust.

[1] "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 04, 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[Manual-2] Michigan (1961). Michigan manual. 1959-60 – via HathiTrust.

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