1932 Michigan gubernatorial election

1932 Michigan gubernatorial election
	County results; Comstock: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Brucker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Wilber M. Brucker; Republican	Elected Governor ; William Comstock; Democratic

The 1932 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee William Comstock defeated incumbent Republican Wilber M. Brucker with 54.92% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

William Comstock, Democratic
Wilber M. Brucker, Republican

Other candidates

John Panzer, Socialist
William Reynolds, Communist
Charles Elwood Holmes, Prohibitionist
Robert Fraser, Socialist Labor
Al Renner, Proletarian
Anthony Bergman, Liberty

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1932^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Comstock	887,672	54.92
	Republican	Wilber M. Brucker (incumbent)	696,935	43.12
	Socialist	John Panzer	20,108	1.24
	Communist	William Reynolds	7,906	0.49
	Prohibition	Charles Elwood Holmes	2,031	0.13
	Socialist Labor	Robert Fraser	1,107	0.07
	Proletarian	Al Renner	318	0.02
	Liberty	Anthony Bergman	182	0.01
	Write-ins		3	0.00
Total votes			1,616,262	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Primaries

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1932^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Comstock	249,835	75.52
	Democratic	Patrick H. O'Brien	55,828	16.88
	Democratic	Claude S. Carney	25,173	7.61
Total votes			330,836	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1932^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilber M. Brucker (incumbent)	341,992	47.75
	Republican	George W. Welsh	212,522	29.67
	Republican	William H. McKeighan	135,978	18.99
	Republican	Orla A. Bailey	13,195	1.84
	Republican	James C. Quinlan	12,541	1.75
Total votes			716,228	100.00

References

^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 08, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Sept 13, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 13, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

[1] "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 08, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

[2] "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - D Primary Race - Sept 13, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

[3] "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Sept 13, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

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