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1920 Michigan gubernatorial election

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1920 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1918 November 2, 1920 1922 →
 
Nominee Alex J. Groesbeck Woodbridge N. Ferris
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 703,180 310,566
Percentage 66.43% 29.34%

County results
Groesbeck:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Albert Sleeper
Republican

Elected Governor

Alex J. Groesbeck
Republican

The 1920 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Alex J. Groesbeck defeated Democratic nominee Woodbridge N. Ferris with 66.43% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Benjamin Blumenberg, Socialist
  • J. Jeffries, Farmer-Labor
  • Faith Johnston, Prohibition
  • E. R. Markley, Socialist Labor

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1920[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex J. Groesbeck 703,180 66.43
Democratic Woodbridge N. Ferris 310,566 29.34
Socialist Benjamin Blumenberg 23,542 2.22
Farmer–Labor J. Jeffries 11,817 1.12
Prohibition Faith Johnston 6,990 0.38
Socialist Labor E. R. Markley 2,097 0.20
Write-ins 347 0.03
Total votes 1,058,539 100
Republican hold

Primaries

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Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1920[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Woodbridge N. Ferris 22,379 100.00
Total votes 22,379 100.00

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex J. Groesbeck 101,973 28.15
Republican Milo D. Campbell 72,692 20.07
Republican Charles S. Mott 57,473 15.87
Republican Frank B. Leland 30,322 8.37
Republican Frederick C. Martindale 28,748 7.94
Republican James Hamilton 21,963 6.06
Republican Luren D. Dickinson 21,443 5.92
Republican Cassius L. Glasgow 16,113 4.45
Republican Horatio S. Earle 11,496 3.17
Total votes 362,223 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 02, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Michigan (1921). Michigan manual. 1921. p. 386 – via HathiTrust.