1934 Michigan gubernatorial election

1934 Michigan gubernatorial election
	County results; Fitzgerald: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Lacy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; William Comstock; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Frank Fitzgerald; Republican

The 1934 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Republican nominee Frank Fitzgerald defeated Democratic nominee Arthur J. Lacy with 52.41% of the vote.

General election edit

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1934^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Fitzgerald	659,743	52.41
	Democratic	Arthur J. Lacy	577,044	45.84
	Socialist	Arthur E. Larsen	12,002	0.95
	Communist	John Anderson	5,734	0.46
	Farmer–Labor	Donald D. Alderdyce	2,105	0.17
	Socialist Labor	Robert Fraser	1,040	0.08
	Commonwealth	Lincoln E. Buell	800	0.06
	People's Progressive	Robert R. Pointer	198	0.02
	National	Ann L. Medow	164	0.01
	American	Edward N. Lee	95	0.01
Total votes			1,258,925	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1934^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Fitzgerald	315,827	63.74
	Republican	Alex J. Groesbeck	151,544	30.59
	Republican	John W. Smith	18,734	3.78
	Republican	Orla A. Bailey	9,361	1.89
Total votes			495,466	100.00

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1934^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur J. Lacy	121,363	45.83
	Democratic	William Comstock (incumbent)	111,314	42.04
	Democratic	John K. Stack Jr.	32,135	12.14
Total votes			264,812	100.00