1994 Michigan gubernatorial election
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The 1994 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee and Congressman Howard Wolpe. The voter turnout was 45.5%.[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John Engler, incumbent Governor
Engler, who was narrowly elected in 1990, ran unopposed in the GOP Primary[2] and retained Lt. Gov. Connie Binsfeld as his running mate.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Engler | 549,565 | 99.81 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 1,034 | 0.19 | |
Total votes | 550,599 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- H. Lynn Jondahl, State Representative from Okemos
- Larry Owen, former mayor of East Lansing and former member of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees
- Debbie Stabenow, State Senator from Lansing
- Howard Wolpe, former U.S. Representative from Lansing
All four candidates were notably from Lansing or its immediate surroundings.
Wolpe, who had served 7 terms in Congress before retiring in 1993, won a 4-way battle for the Democratic nomination, taking 35 percent of the vote. He bested his closest rival, state Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who had 30 percent.[2] Wolpe eventually chose Stabenow as his running mate.[4]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard Wolpe | 242,847 | 35.25 | |
Democratic | Debbie Stabenow | 209,641 | 30.43 | |
Democratic | Larry Owen | 176,675 | 25.64 | |
Democratic | H. Lynn Jondahl | 59,127 | 8.58 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 712 | 0.10 | |
Total votes | 689,002 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]Source | Date | Engler (R) | Wolpe (D) |
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WDIV-TV | Oct. 30, 1994 | 56% | 30% |
Detroit News | Oct. 16, 1994 | 54% | 29% |
WJBK-TV | Sep. 16, 1994 | 50% | 39% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John Engler (incumbent) | 1,899,101 | 61.50 | +11.7 | |
Democratic | Howard Wolpe | 1,188,438 | 38.50 | −10.6 | |
Write-in | 1,538 | 0.05 | -0.02 | ||
Majority | 710,663 | 23.0 | +22.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,900,639 | 45.5 | −25.9% | ||
Republican hold |
Results by county
[edit]This section is missing information about how many votes each candidate received in each county.(October 2024) |
County | Engler | Votes | Feiger | Votes | Others | Votes |
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Presque Isle | .% | .% | .% | |||
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Saginaw | .% | .% | .% | |||
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Wayne | .% | .% | .% | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics". State of Michigan official website. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Victors in Michigan Primaries". New York Times. August 4, 1994. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Michigan (1997). Michigan manual. 1995/1996. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Bill Ballenger (May 10, 2016). "Stabenow for Governor — in 1994". The Ballenger Report. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.