en 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election

1946 Michigan gubernatorial election
	County results; Sigler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Van Wagoner: 50–60%
Governor before election; Harry Kelly; Republican	Elected Governor ; Kim Sigler; Republican

The 1946 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican nominee Kim Sigler defeated Democratic nominee Murray Van Wagoner with 60.28% of the vote.

Sigler was the last Republican to carry Wayne County until William Milliken did so in 1978.

General election

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1946^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Sigler	1,003,878	60.28
	Democratic	Murray Van Wagoner	644,540	38.70
	Prohibition	Gordon Phillips	11,974	0.72
	Socialist Labor	James Sim	5,071	0.30
	Write-ins		12	0.00
Total votes			1,665,475	100
	Republican hold

The primary elections occurred on June 18, 1946.^[2]

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1946^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Sigler	170,779	37.82
	Republican	Vernon J. Brown	123,029	27.25
	Republican	Raymond J. Kelly	92,770	20.55
	Republican	Edward Jeffries	64,936	14.38
	Republican	Write-ins	14	0.00
Total votes			451,528	100.00

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1946^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Murray Van Wagoner	98,103	72.63
	Democratic	William J. Cody	36,965	27.37
	Democratic	Write-ins	7	0.01
Total votes			135,075	100.00