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The 1940 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner defeated incumbent Republican Luren Dickinson with 53.06% of the vote.
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![]() County results Van Wagoner: 50–60% 60–70% Dickinson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Murray Van Wagoner | 1,077,065 | 53.06 | |
Republican | Luren Dickinson (incumbent) | 945,784 | 46.59 | |
Socialist | Seth Whitmore | 4,124 | 0.20 | |
Communist | Philip Raymond | 2,387 | 0.12 | |
Socialist Labor | Ralph Naylor | 702 | 0.04 | |
Write-ins | 7 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 2,027,682 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
The primary elections occurred on September 10, 1940.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Murray Van Wagoner | 281,023 | 79.30 | |
Democratic | Eugene Van Antwerp | 73,340 | 20.70 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 12 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 354,375 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Luren Dickinson (incumbent) | 241,717 | 43.68 | |
Republican | Thomas Read | 108,113 | 19.54 | |
Republican | Ora Lynn Smith | 92,236 | 16.67 | |
Republican | Miller Dunckel | 62,874 | 11.36 | |
Republican | Melville B. McPherson | 28,332 | 5.12 | |
Republican | Ernest T. Conlon | 12,909 | 2.33 | |
Republican | Charles Renaud | 7,226 | 1.31 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 31 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 553,438 | 100.00 |
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