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Parents > United States > Michigan > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1960 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 02, 1960 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close August 02, 1960 - 03:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1961 - 12:00am
Term End January 03, 1963 - 12:00am
ContributorRMF
Last ModifiedRMF November 26, 2009 05:50pm
Data SourcesMichigan Manual, 1961-1962, pgs.399-400.
Description Term dates speculative.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1958
NameG. Mennen "Soapy" Williams Votes1,225,533 (53.00%)
Term01/01/1959 - 01/01/1961 Margin147,444 (+6.38%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1960
NameJohn B. Swainson Votes1,643,634 (50.48%)
Term01/01/1961 - 01/01/1963 Margin41,612 (+1.28%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMI Governor 11/08/1960

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Name Lt. Gov. John B. Swainson Secretary of State James M. Hare City Councillor Edward Connor Scattering  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic No Party Affiliation  
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Certified Votes 274,743 (50.81%) 205,086 (37.93%) 60,895 (11.26%) 19 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -69,657 (-12.88%) -213,848 (-39.55%) -274,724 (-50.80%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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