1962 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1962 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democrat John B. Swainson was defeated by Republican George W. Romney who got 51.36% of the vote.

1962 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1960 November 6, 1962 1964 →
Turnout	35.34%
Nominee George W. Romney John B. Swainson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,420,086 1,339,513 Percentage 51.36% 48.45%
County results Romney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Swainson:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election John B. Swainson Democratic Elected Governor George W. Romney Republican

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• George W. Romney, Republican
• John B. Swainson, Democratic

Other candidates

• James Sim, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1962^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Romney	1,420,086	51.36
	Democratic	John B. Swainson (incumbent)	1,339,513	48.45
	Socialist Labor	James Sim	5,219	0.19
	Write-ins		21	0.00
Total votes			2,764,839	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Primaries

The primary elections occurred on August 7, 1962.^[2]

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1962^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Swainson (incumbent)	318,580	99.99
	Democratic	Write-ins	22	0.01
Total votes			318,602	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1962^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Romney	448,449	99.97
	Republican	Write-ins	120	0.03
Total votes			448,569	100.00