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1944 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1944 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1942 November 7, 1944 1946 →
 
Nominee Harry Kelly Edward J. Fry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,208,859 989,307
Percentage 54.69% 44.76%

County results
Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fry:      50–60%

Governor before election

Harry Kelly
Republican

Elected Governor

Harry Kelly
Republican

The 1944 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Harry Kelly had defeated Democratic nominee Edward J. Fry with 54.69% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Seth A. Davey, Prohibition
  • Forest Odell, Socialist
  • Leland Marion, America First
  • Theos A. Grove, Socialist Labor

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1944[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Kelly (incumbent) 1,208,859 54.69
Democratic Edward J. Fry 989,307 44.76
Prohibition Seth A. Davey 5,744 0.26
Socialist Forest Odell 2,851 0.13
America First Leland Marion 2,121 0.10
Socialist Labor Theos A. Grove 1,364 0.06
Total votes 2,210,246 100
Republican hold

Primaries

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The primary elections occurred on July 11, 1944.[2]

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1944[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Kelly (incumbent) 283,176 99.99
Republican Write-ins 29 0.01
Total votes 283,205 100.00

Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1944[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Fry 71,420 45.25
Democratic William J. Cody 61,033 38.67
Democratic Earnest C. Brooks 25,373 16.08
Democratic Write-ins 4 0.00
Total votes 157,830 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Michigan (1949). Michigan manual. 1945-46 – via HathiTrust.