1920 Michigan gubernatorial election

1920 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 2, 1920

Nominee Alex J. Groesbeck Woodbridge N. Ferris Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 703,180 310,566 Percentage 66.43% 29.34%

County results Groesbeck:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election Albert Sleeper Republican Elected Governor Alex J. Groesbeck Republican

The 1920 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Alex J. Groesbeck defeated Democratic nominee Woodbridge N. Ferris with 66.43% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Alex J. Groesbeck, Republican
• Woodbridge N. Ferris, Democratic

Other candidates

• Benjamin Blumenberg, Socialist
• J. Jeffries, Farmer-Labor
• Faith Johnston, Prohibition
• E. R. Markley, Socialist Labor

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex J. Groesbeck	703,180	66.43
	Democratic	Woodbridge N. Ferris	310,566	29.34
	Socialist	Benjamin Blumenberg	23,542	2.22
	Farmer–Labor	J. Jeffries	11,817	1.12
	Prohibition	Faith Johnston	6,990	0.38
	Socialist Labor	E. R. Markley	2,097	0.20
	Write-ins		347	0.03
Total votes			1,058,539	100
	Republican hold

Primaries

Democratic primary

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodbridge N. Ferris	22,379	100.00
Total votes			22,379	100.00

Republican primary

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex J. Groesbeck	101,973	28.15
	Republican	Milo D. Campbell	72,692	20.07
	Republican	Charles S. Mott	57,473	15.87
	Republican	Frank B. Leland	30,322	8.37
	Republican	Frederick C. Martindale	28,748	7.94
	Republican	James Hamilton	21,963	6.06
	Republican	Luren D. Dickinson	21,443	5.92
	Republican	Cassius L. Glasgow	16,113	4.45
	Republican	Horatio S. Earle	11,496	3.17
Total votes			362,223	100.00