1974 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1970

November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05)

1978 →

Turnout

55.52%


Nominee	William Milliken	Sander Levin
Party	Republican	Democratic
Running mate	James Damman	Paul Brown
Popular vote	1,356,865	1,242,247
Percentage	51.1%	46.8%

County results
Milliken: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Levin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

Governor before election

William G. Milliken
Republican

Governor

William G. Milliken
Republican

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The 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. William Milliken was elected to his second term as Governor of Michigan in a rematch with Sander Levin.^[1] This was the last time until 1990 that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president.

Primary elections

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The primary elections occurred on August 6, 1974.^[2]

Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1974^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sander M. Levin	445,273	61.29
	Democratic	James P. Cavanagh	199,361	27.44
	Democratic	James E. Wells	81,844	11.27
Total votes			726,478	100.00

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1974^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Milliken (incumbent)	326,454	100.00
Total votes			326,454	100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Eldon K. Andrews (Conservative)^[2]
- Running mate: Al G. Terwilliger^[2]
Hugh McDermand Davidson (American Independent)^[2]
- Josephine A. Chapman^[2]
Thomas Dennis (Communist)^[2]
- Running mate: William Allan^[2]
Zolton Ferency, Michigan State University law professor and 1966 Democratic nominee for governor (Human Rights)
- Running mate: Regina McNulty^[2]
James Horvath (Socialist Labor)^[2]
- Running mate: Alfred W. Wegener^[2]
Sander M. Levin, former state senator from Berkley and nominee for governor in 1970 (Democratic)
- Running mate: Paul Brown^[2]
William G. Milliken, incumbent governor (Republican)^[2]
- Running mate: James Damman, incumbent lieutenant governor
Robin Maisel (Socialist Workers)^[2]
- Running mate: Ruth C. Getts^[2]
Peter Signorelli (U.S. Labor)^[2]
- Running mate: Ronald Wayne Evans^[2]

Other running mates

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William G. Milliken (incumbent)	1,356,865	51.07
	Democratic	Sander M. Levin	1,242,247	46.75
	Human Rights	Zolton Ferency	28,675	1.08
	American Independent	Hugh McDermand Davidson	20,278	0.76
	Conservative	Eldon K. Andrews	4,117	0.15
	Socialist Workers	Robin Maisel	1,505	0.06
	Socialist Labor	James Horvath	1,296	0.06
	Communist	Thomas Dennis	1,119	0.04
	U.S. Labor	Peter Signorelli	898	0.03
Total votes			2,657,000	100.0
	Republican hold

References

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^ 2011–2012 Michigan Manual: Chapter IX—Elections: Summary of Vote for Governor, 1835-2010
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Michigan (1977). Michigan manual. 1975/1976 – via HathiTrust.

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