The 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. William Milliken was elected to his second full term as Governor of Michigan in a rematch with Sander Levin.2011–2012 Michigan Manual: Chapter IX—Elections: Summary of Vote for Governor, 1835-2010 This was the last time until 1990 that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president.

Primary elections Michigan held primary elections on August 6, 1974.

Republican party Incumbent governor William Milliken was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Candidates William Milliken, incumbent governor

Results

Democratic party Sander M. Levin won the Democratic nomination for the second consecutive election.

Candidates Jerome P. Cavanagh, former mayor of Detroit Sander M. Levin, Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 James E. Wells, attorney from Southfield

Results

General election

Candidates Major party candidates William G. Milliken & James Damman, Republican Sander M. Levin & Paul Brown, Democratic

Other candidates Eldon K. Andrews & Al G. Terwilliger, Conservative Hugh McDermand Davidson & Josephine A. Chapman, American Independent Thomas Dennis & William Allan, Communist Zolton Ferency & Regina McNulty, Human Rights James Horvath & Alfred W. Wegener, Socialist Labor Robin Maisel & Ruth C. Getts, Socialist Workers Peter Signorelli & Ronald Wayne Evans, U. S. Labor

Results

Results by county Kalkaska County voted Democratic for the first time since 1912 and for only the second time since it was organized in 1871. Meanwhile Gladwin County and Mackinac County voted Democratic for the first time since 1932. This was the only gubernatorial election from 1954 to 1998 in which Monroe County voted for the losing candidate. County William MillikenRepublican Sander LevinDemocratic Zolton FerencyHuman Rights Hugh M. DavidsonAmerican Independent All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona1,61653.56%1,36945.38%60.20%200.66%60.20%2478.19%3,017Alger1,36641.41%1,89657.47%210.64%110.33%50.15%-530-16.07%3,299Allegan12,91761.87%7,56536.23%580.28%2881.38%510.24%5,35225.63%20,879Alpena4,77649.55%4,72148.98%530.55%670.70%220.23%550.57%9,639Antrim3,22859.28%2,13439.19%190.35%510.94%130.24%1,09420.09%5,445Arenac1,94851.56%1,80247.70%50.13%190.50%40.11%1463.86%3,778Baraga1,43749.36%1,44049.47%100.34%160.55%80.27%-3-0.10%2,911Barry7,73957.63%5,49340.91%420.31%1481.10%60.04%2,24616.73%13,428Bay17,49146.24%19,94552.73%1080.29%2100.56%700.19%-2,454-6.49%37,824Benzie2,07960.03%1,35439.10%120.35%150.43%30.09%72520.94%3,463Berrien24,97157.05%17,77840.62%1300.30%6851.56%2070.47%7,19316.43%43,771Branch5,88757.06%4,31041.78%340.33%650.63%210.20%1,57715.29%10,317Calhoun22,25455.06%17,48843.27%1910.47%3500.87%1320.33%4,76611.79%40,415Cass6,07752.04%5,41646.38%310.27%1060.91%480.41%6615.66%11,678Charlevoix3,53051.49%3,23147.13%240.35%610.89%100.15%2994.36%6,856Cheboygan3,62154.86%2,88643.72%220.33%650.98%70.11%73511.13%6,601Chippewa4,87752.99%4,18445.46%570.62%650.71%210.23%6937.53%9,204Clare3,12950.34%2,97447.84%120.19%350.56%661.06%1552.49%6,216Clinton9,02058.17%6,16339.75%1530.99%1240.80%450.29%2,85718.43%15,505Crawford1,47057.85%1,04241.01%130.51%130.51%30.12%42816.84%2,541Delta5,61542.04%7,55156.53%720.54%820.61%370.28%-1,936-14.49%13,357Dickinson4,18343.40%5,34755.47%240.25%580.60%270.28%-1,164-12.08%9,639Eaton14,64061.78%8,62536.40%2551.08%1280.54%490.21%6,01525.38%23,697Emmet3,97156.71%2,92441.76%300.43%630.90%140.20%1,04714.95%7,002Genesee57,50948.21%59,51049.89%1,1891.00%7290.61%3420.29%-2,001-1.68%119,279Gladwin2,45449.02%2,50550.04%90.18%250.50%130.26%-51-1.02%5,006Gogebic3,00535.34%5,41563.69%310.36%320.38%190.22%-2,410-28.35%8,502Grand Traverse9,50863.85%5,10434.27%710.48%1531.03%560.38%4,40429.57%14,892Gratiot6,41761.48%3,91337.49%470.45%410.39%200.19%2,50423.99%10,438Hillsdale5,98359.04%3,99239.39%400.39%930.92%260.26%1,99119.65%10,134Houghton6,23652.90%5,42546.02%430.36%600.51%250.21%8116.88%11,789Huron7,17262.58%4,11935.94%270.24%1311.14%120.10%3,05326.64%11,461Ingham52,51959.03%31,11634.98%4,6565.23%3350.38%3400.38%21,40324.06%88,966Ionia7,86155.52%6,11043.15%490.35%1270.90%120.08%1,75112.37%14,159Iosco3,82652.82%3,34946.23%240.33%280.39%170.23%4776.58%7,244Iron2,77443.93%3,49955.42%150.24%120.19%140.22%-725-11.48%6,314Isabella6,34252.85%5,27843.98%2452.04%770.64%590.49%1,0648.87%12,001Jackson22,99854.22%18,54743.72%2350.55%5461.29%920.22%4,45110.49%42,418Kalamazoo35,20060.52%21,73237.36%5650.97%4910.84%1780.31%13,46823.15%58,166Kalkaska1,28548.79%1,30049.35%90.34%311.18%90.34%-15-0.57%2,634Kent81,04058.90%54,04739.28%4890.36%1,6651.21%3470.25%26,99319.62%137,588Keweenaw53650.14%52949.49%10.09%30.28%00.00%70.65%1,069Lake1,27245.90%1,46752.94%80.29%220.79%20.07%-195-7.04%2,771Lapeer8,05053.71%6,56043.77%860.57%2451.63%470.31%1,4909.94%14,988Leelanau3,14761.07%1,92437.34%330.64%390.76%100.19%1,22323.73%5,153Lenawee12,26955.59%9,50543.07%1190.54%1150.52%630.29%2,76412.52%22,071Livingston13,27461.99%7,67135.83%2191.02%1850.86%630.29%5,60326.17%21,412Luce1,02850.44%1,00449.26%10.05%40.20%10.05%241.18%2,038Mackinac2,21948.30%2,32650.63%180.39%210.46%100.22%-107-2.33%4,594Macomb90,89650.09%86,35647.59%1,6760.92%1,8221.00%7170.40%4,5402.50%181,467Manistee3,71551.19%3,45747.64%210.29%450.62%190.26%2583.56%7,257Marquette9,01847.02%9,82551.23%1690.88%1160.60%510.27%-807-4.21%19,179Mason4,37153.28%3,73845.56%190.23%560.68%200.24%6337.72%8,204Mecosta4,51156.53%3,35041.98%490.61%460.58%240.30%1,16114.55%7,980Menominee3,62044.95%4,33153.78%180.22%670.83%170.21%-711-8.83%8,053Midland12,46459.32%8,21139.08%1190.57%1610.77%550.26%4,25320.24%21,010Missaukee2,03862.10%1,21136.90%70.21%230.70%30.09%82725.20%3,282Monroe14,43947.27%15,53050.85%1750.57%3241.06%750.25%-1,091-3.57%30,543Montcalm6,78757.09%4,92441.42%400.34%1211.02%170.14%1,86315.67%11,889Montmorency1,44756.02%1,09742.47%100.39%271.05%20.08%35013.55%2,583Muskegon23,58948.45%24,33449.98%1200.25%5211.07%1230.25%-745-1.53%48,687Newaygo5,49853.48%4,62945.03%280.27%1041.01%210.20%8698.45%10,280Oakland168,52757.26%118,93840.41%3,4041.16%2,2130.75%1,2610.43%49,58916.85%294,343Oceana3,18850.35%3,04948.15%180.28%701.11%70.11%1392.20%6,332Ogemaw2,41152.31%2,14246.47%160.35%340.74%60.13%2695.84%4,609Ontonagon1,96943.65%2,51855.82%60.13%150.33%30.07%-549-12.17%4,511Osceola3,06358.81%2,04639.29%190.36%671.29%130.25%1,01719.53%5,208Oscoda99857.26%72141.37%60.34%120.69%60.34%27715.89%1,743Otsego2,11854.36%1,73644.56%100.26%230.59%90.23%3829.80%3,896Ottawa31,36667.19%14,62231.32%1430.31%4681.00%870.19%16,74435.87%46,686Presque Isle2,68449.81%2,67349.61%80.15%180.33%50.09%110.20%5,388Roscommon3,40357.37%2,46441.54%230.39%360.61%60.10%93915.83%5,932Saginaw33,79752.68%29,59746.14%2310.36%3640.57%1640.26%4,2006.55%64,153Sanilac7,64163.02%4,29535.42%340.28%1361.12%190.16%3,34627.60%12,125Schoolcraft1,40342.28%1,89957.23%90.27%50.15%20.06%-496-14.95%3,318Shiawassee10,47653.02%8,85244.80%2021.02%1800.91%500.25%1,6248.22%19,760St. Clair18,21051.21%16,70246.97%2160.61%3460.97%860.24%1,5084.24%35,560St. Joseph7,70559.27%5,11939.38%270.21%1321.02%170.13%2,58619.89%13,000Tuscola8,80459.70%5,76739.11%400.27%1100.75%250.17%3,03720.60%14,746Van Buren9,18956.22%6,77141.43%480.29%2831.73%530.32%2,41814.79%16,344Washtenaw41,08554.22%29,06438.35%4,7716.30%5510.73%3070.41%12,02115.86%75,778Wayne290,89440.94%405,46157.07%7,3531.03%3,7640.53%3,0190.42%-114,567-16.13%710,491Wexford3,77553.09%3,23345.46%290.41%630.89%110.15%5427.62%7,111Total1,356,86551.07%1,242,24746.75%28,6751.08%20,2780.76%8,9520.34%114,6184.31%2,657,017

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Arenac Macomb Ogemaw Shiawassee

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Gladwin Kalkaska Mackinac Monroe Muskegon

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