1922 Michigan gubernatorial election

1922 Michigan gubernatorial election
	November 7, 1922
	County results; Groesbeck: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Cummins: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Alex J. Groesbeck; Republican	Elected Governor ; Alex J. Groesbeck; Republican

The 1922 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Alex J. Groesbeck defeated Democratic nominee Alva M. Cummins with 61.15% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Alex J. Groesbeck, Republican
Alva M. Cummins, Democratic

Other candidates

Benjamin Blumenberg, Socialist
Belden C. Hoyt, Prohibition
E. R. Markley, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1922^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex J. Groesbeck (incumbent)	356,933	61.15
	Democratic	Alva M. Cummins	218,252	37.39
	Socialist	Benjamin Blumenberg	4,452	0.76
	Prohibition	Belden C. Hoyt	2,744	0.47
	Socialist Labor	E. R. Markley	1,279	0.22
	Write-ins		1	0.00
Total votes			583,661	100
	Republican hold

Primaries

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1922^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alva M. Cummins	12,134	52.91
	Democratic	James B. Balch	10,799	47.09
Total votes			22,933	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1922^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex J. Groesbeck (incumbent)	248,502	62.12
	Republican	Richard H. Fletcher	110,000	27.50
	Republican	Theodore M. Joslin	41,532	10.38
Total votes			400,034	100.00

References

^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1922". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Michigan (1923). Michigan manual. 1923. p. 330 – via HathiTrust.

[1] "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 07, 1922". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

[Manual-2] Michigan (1923). Michigan manual. 1923. p. 330 – via HathiTrust.

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