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The 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Republican William Milliken won the election, defeating Democratic nominee Sander Levin.
Primaries
The primary elections occurred on August 4, 1970.[1]
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William Milliken | 416,491 | 77.76 | |
Republican | James C. Turner | 119,140 | 22.24 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 25 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 535,656 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sander Levin | 304,343 | 54.10 | |
Democratic | Zolton Ferency | 167,442 | 29.76 | |
Democratic | George Parris | 49,559 | 8.81 | |
Democratic | George Montgomery | 41,218 | 7.33 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 17 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 562,579 | 100.00 |
American Independent primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
American Independent | James L. McCormick | 100 | 82.64 | |
American Independent | Write-ins | 21 | 17.36 | |
Total votes | 121 | 100.00 |
General election
Major party candidates
- William G. Milliken, Republican
- Sander M. Levin, Democratic
Major party running mates[1]
- James H. Brickley, Republican
- Edward H. McNamara, Democratic
Other candidates
- James L. McCormick, American Independent
- George Bouse, Socialist Workers
- James Horvath, Socialist Labor
Other running mates[1]
- Robert E. Cauley, American Independent
- Evelyn Kirsch, Socialist Workers
- W. Clifford Bentley, Socialist Labor
Results overview
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Milliken | 1,339,047 | 50.41 | |
Democratic | Sander Levin | 1,294,638 | 48.74 | |
American Independent | James L. McCormick | 18,006 | 0.68 | |
Socialist Workers | George Bouse | 2,220 | 0.08 | |
Socialist Labor | James Horvath | 2,144 | 0.08 | |
Write-ins | 107 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 2,656,162 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Results by county
County | William G. Milliken | Sander Levin | Other candidates
Various[a] |
Total votes | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Alcona | 1,708 | 57.96% | 1,239 | 42.04% | 18 | 0.61% | 2,947 |
Alger | 1,172 | 39.55% | 1,791 | 60.45% | 5 | 0.17% | 2,963 |
Allegan | 12,202 | 61.09% | 7,771 | 38.91% | 178 | 0.89% | 19,973 |
Alpena | 4,884 | 53.95% | 4,169 | 46.05% | 67 | 0.74% | 9,053 |
Antrim | 2,857 | 60.02% | 1,903 | 39.98% | 29 | 0.61% | 4,760 |
Arenac | 1,731 | 49.71% | 1,751 | 50.29% | 5 | 0.14% | 3,482 |
Baraga | 1,211 | 44.33% | 1,521 | 55.67% | 19 | 0.70% | 2,732 |
Barry | 6,514 | 53.79% | 5,596 | 46.21% | 103 | 0.85% | 12,110 |
Bay | 17,591 | 46.46% | 20,275 | 53.54% | 223 | 0.59% | 37,866 |
Benzie | 1,774 | 59.29% | 1,218 | 40.71% | 29 | 0.97% | 2,992 |
Berrien | 25,899 | 58.59% | 18,307 | 41.41% | 504 | 1.14% | 44,206 |
Branch | 5,524 | 56.17% | 4,311 | 43.83% | 65 | 0.66% | 9,835 |
Calhoun | 22,116 | 52.54% | 19,980 | 47.46% | 405 | 0.96% | 42,096 |
Cass | 5,494 | 51.83% | 5,107 | 48.17% | 135 | 1.27% | 10,601 |
Charlevoix | 3,210 | 55.54% | 2,570 | 44.46% | 22 | 0.38% | 5,780 |
Cheboygan | 3,068 | 53.46% | 2,671 | 46.54% | 41 | 0.71% | 5,739 |
Chippewa | 5,021 | 58.79% | 3,519 | 41.21% | 76 | 0.89% | 8,540 |
Clare | 2,537 | 51.74% | 2,366 | 48.26% | 33 | 0.67% | 4,903 |
Clinton | 7,981 | 55.09% | 6,505 | 44.91% | 118 | 0.81% | 14,486 |
Crawford | 1,163 | 55.94% | 916 | 44.06% | 8 | 0.38% | 2,079 |
Delta | 5,030 | 41.69% | 7,036 | 58.31% | 69 | 0.57% | 12,066 |
Dickinson | 4,364 | 47.46% | 4,831 | 52.54% | 41 | 0.45% | 9,195 |
Eaton | 12,215 | 57.06% | 9,191 | 42.94% | 171 | 0.80% | 21,406 |
Emmet | 3,503 | 56.07% | 2,744 | 43.93% | 24 | 0.38% | 6,247 |
Genesee | 54,920 | 43.21% | 72,185 | 56.79% | 1,472 | 1.16% | 127,105 |
Gladwin | 2,164 | 51.03% | 2,077 | 48.97% | 18 | 0.42% | 4,241 |
Gogebic | 3,565 | 39.98% | 5,352 | 60.02% | 36 | 0.40% | 8,917 |
Grand Traverse | 8,713 | 68.76% | 3,959 | 31.24% | 128 | 1.01% | 12,672 |
Gratiot | 5,781 | 54.88% | 4,752 | 45.12% | 49 | 0.47% | 10,533 |
Hillsdale | 5,946 | 58.39% | 4,237 | 41.61% | 112 | 1.10% | 10,183 |
Houghton | 5,954 | 50.94% | 5,735 | 49.06% | 54 | 0.46% | 11,689 |
Huron | 6,971 | 61.70% | 4,327 | 38.30% | 79 | 0.70% | 11,298 |
Ingham | 43,911 | 56.71% | 33,520 | 43.29% | 537 | 0.69% | 77,431 |
Ionia | 7,270 | 54.23% | 6,137 | 45.77% | 70 | 0.52% | 13,407 |
Iosco | 3,227 | 54.83% | 2,658 | 45.17% | 33 | 0.56% | 5,885 |
Iron | 2,681 | 43.37% | 3,500 | 56.63% | 12 | 0.19% | 6,181 |
Isabella | 6,007 | 56.86% | 4,557 | 43.14% | 77 | 0.73% | 10,564 |
Jackson | 23,000 | 54.89% | 18,901 | 45.11% | 290 | 0.69% | 41,901 |
Kalamazoo | 35,430 | 59.32% | 24,292 | 40.68% | 527 | 0.88% | 59,722 |
Kalkaska | 1,065 | 53.71% | 918 | 46.29% | 34 | 1.71% | 1,983 |
Kent | 79,459 | 60.54% | 51,800 | 39.46% | 1,189 | 0.91% | 131,259 |
Keweenaw | 496 | 50.41% | 488 | 49.59% | 3 | 0.30% | 984 |
Lake | 1,043 | 43.17% | 1,373 | 56.83% | 11 | 0.46% | 2,416 |
Lapeer | 6,591 | 52.84% | 5,882 | 47.16% | 107 | 0.86% | 12,473 |
Leelanau | 2,814 | 68.40% | 1,300 | 31.60% | 39 | 0.95% | 4,114 |
Lenawee | 13,406 | 59.83% | 8,999 | 40.17% | 163 | 0.73% | 22,405 |
Livingston | 10,103 | 59.22% | 6,956 | 40.78% | 228 | 1.34% | 17,059 |
Luce | 1,098 | 58.40% | 782 | 41.60% | 10 | 0.53% | 1,880 |
Mackinac | 2,161 | 58.08% | 1,560 | 41.92% | 20 | 0.54% | 3,721 |
Macomb | 82,664 | 46.55% | 94,910 | 53.45% | 2,105 | 1.19% | 177,574 |
Manistee | 3,898 | 53.08% | 3,445 | 46.92% | 38 | 0.52% | 7,343 |
Marquette | 7,508 | 42.75% | 10,056 | 57.25% | 98 | 0.56% | 17,564 |
Mason | 4,129 | 53.15% | 3,640 | 46.85% | 42 | 0.54% | 7,769 |
Mecosta | 3,558 | 55.66% | 2,834 | 44.34% | 52 | 0.81% | 6,392 |
Menominee | 4,050 | 48.63% | 4,279 | 51.37% | 46 | 0.55% | 8,329 |
Midland | 11,542 | 58.25% | 8,271 | 41.75% | 149 | 0.75% | 19,813 |
Missaukee | 1,772 | 65.12% | 949 | 34.88% | 31 | 1.14% | 2,721 |
Monroe | 15,547 | 51.11% | 14,872 | 48.89% | 287 | 0.94% | 30,419 |
Montcalm | 6,352 | 53.47% | 5,527 | 46.53% | 94 | 0.79% | 11,879 |
Montmorency | 1,063 | 54.35% | 893 | 45.65% | 16 | 0.82% | 1,956 |
Muskegon | 23,958 | 50.56% | 23,425 | 49.44% | 615 | 1.30% | 47,383 |
Newaygo | 5,081 | 55.53% | 4,069 | 44.47% | 83 | 0.91% | 9,150 |
Oakland | 157,225 | 55.46% | 126,261 | 44.54% | 2,755 | 0.97% | 283,486 |
Oceana | 2,990 | 51.53% | 2,813 | 48.47% | 34 | 0.59% | 5,803 |
Ogemaw | 2,072 | 49.96% | 2,075 | 50.04% | 10 | 0.24% | 4,147 |
Ontonagon | 1,843 | 44.37% | 2,311 | 55.63% | 12 | 0.29% | 4,154 |
Osceola | 3,031 | 63.93% | 1,710 | 36.07% | 45 | 0.95% | 4,741 |
Oscoda | 829 | 59.60% | 562 | 40.40% | 8 | 0.58% | 1,391 |
Otsego | 1,928 | 55.64% | 1,537 | 44.36% | 17 | 0.49% | 3,465 |
Ottawa | 28,396 | 66.24% | 14,470 | 33.76% | 304 | 0.71% | 42,866 |
Presque Isle | 2,396 | 50.98% | 2,304 | 49.02% | 14 | 0.30% | 4,700 |
Roscommon | 2,337 | 54.90% | 1,920 | 45.10% | 27 | 0.63% | 4,257 |
Saginaw | 32,786 | 53.16% | 28,887 | 46.84% | 704 | 1.14% | 61,673 |
Sanilac | 7,460 | 64.90% | 4,035 | 35.10% | 317 | 2.76% | 11,495 |
Schoolcraft | 1,531 | 46.37% | 1,771 | 53.63% | 126 | 3.82% | 3,302 |
Shiawassee | 9,098 | 48.24% | 9,760 | 51.76% | 80 | 0.42% | 18,858 |
St. Clair | 19,434 | 53.72% | 16,743 | 46.28% | 22 | 0.06% | 36,177 |
St. Joseph | 7,729 | 60.18% | 5,114 | 39.82% | 181 | 1.41% | 12,843 |
Tuscola | 7,545 | 55.49% | 6,052 | 44.51% | 79 | 0.58% | 13,597 |
Van Buren | 8,680 | 55.30% | 7,016 | 44.70% | 169 | 1.08% | 15,696 |
Washtenaw | 37,920 | 58.78% | 26,590 | 41.22% | 711 | 1.10% | 64,510 |
Wayne | 336,185 | 43.36% | 439,223 | 56.64% | 5,773 | 0.74% | 775,408 |
Wexford | 3,629 | 56.97% | 2,741 | 43.03% | 52 | 0.82% | 6,370 |
Totals | 1,338,711 | 50.84% | 1,294,600 | 49.16% | 22,782 | 0.87% | 2,633,311 |
Notes
- ^ Includes American Independent, Socialist Workers, Socialist Labor, and Write-In votes