1994 Michigan gubernatorial election

1994 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 8, 1994
 
Nominee John Engler Howard Wolpe
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Connie Binsfeld Debbie Stabenow
Popular vote 1,899,101 1,188,438
Percentage 61.5% 38.5%
County results
Engler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wolpe:      50–60%
Governor before election

John Engler
Republican

Elected Governor

John Engler
Republican

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

Candidates

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

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1994[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Engler 549,565 99.81
Republican Write-ins 1,034 0.19
Total votes 550,599 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1994[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Polling

Source Date Engler (R) Wolpe (D)
WDIV-TV Oct. 30, 1994 56% 30%
Detroit News Oct. 16, 1994 54% 29%
WJBK-TV Sep. 16, 1994 50% 39%

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 3,089,077 45.5
Republican hold

Results by county

County Engler Votes Feiger Votes Others Votes
Alcona 71.1% 3,060 28.8% 1,239 0.1% 2
Alger 61.3% 2,060 38.7% 1,301 0.01% 2
Allegan 75.6% 22,242 24.3% 7,152 0.1% 9
Alpena 65.3% 7,044 34.7% 3,741 0.0% 0
Antrim 74.6% 5,814 25.4% 1,978 0.0% 0
Arenac 64.7% 3,326 35.3% 1,812 0.01% 1
Baraga 58.3% 1,568 41.7% 1,120 0.0% 0
Barry 71.4% 12,933 28.6% 5,170 0.01% 1
Bay 60.3% 24,444 39.7% 15,982 0.01% 2
Benzie 68.2% 3,558 31.8% 1,658 0.01% 1
Berrien 71.7% 30,906 28.2% 12,144 0.1% 51
Branch 71.5% 8,629 28.5% 3,438 0.0% 0
Calhoun 63.1% 26,383 36.9% 15,432 0.01% 26
Cass 71.3% 9,109 28.7% 3,670 0.0% 0
Charlevoix 71.7% 6,366 28.3% 2,512 0.0% 0
Cheboygan 70.8% 5,824 29.2% 2,401 0.0% 0
Chippewa 64.3% 6,615 35.7% 3,669 0.01% 1
Clare 66.1% 5,895 33.9% 3,022 0.01% 1
Clinton 68.8% 16,323 31.1% 7,371 0.1% 23
Crawford 73.2% 3,235 26.8% 1,184 0.0% 0
Delta 58.2% 7,788 41.8% 5,595 0.0% 0
Dickinson 61.4% 5,783 38.6% 3,637 0.0% 0
Eaton 64.6% 24,130 35.3% 13,177 0.1% 23
Emmet 74.7% 7,972 25.3% 2,695 0.01% 2
Genesee 49.98% 73,759 50.01% 73,873 0.01% 4
Gladwin 68.5% 5,522 31.5% 2,538 0.0% 0
Gogebic 51.8% 3,231 48.1% 3,001 0.1% 6
Grand Traverse 74.6% 20,003 25.3% 6,774 0.1% 40
Gratiot 69.6% 7,931 30.4% 3,462 0.01% 1
Hillsdale 75.7% 9,335 24.3% 2,994 0.0% 0
Houghton 63.1% 6,939 36.9% 4,065 0.01% 1
Huron 73.8% 9,268 26.2% 3,294 0.01% 2
Ingham 54.8% 53,088 45.2% 43,790 0.01% 24
Ionia 70.1% 11,911 29.9% 5,080 0.0% 0
Iosco 69.9% 7,163 30.1% 3,090 0.0% 0
Iron 59.2% 3,103 40.8% 2,142 0.0% 0
Isabella 64.7% 10,030 35.3% 5,467 0.0% 0
Jackson 70.0% 32,282 30.0% 13,829 0.0% 0
Kalamazoo 60.3% 44,158 39.7% 29,072 0.0% 0
Kalkaska 72.0% 3,338 28.0% 1,298 0.01% 2
Kent 74.4% 121,988 25.6% 42,027 0.01% 34
Keweenaw 62.1% 607 37.5% 366 0.4% 4
Lake 62.3% 2,068 37.7% 1,252 0.01% 1
Lapeer 71.6% 18,825 28.4% 7,468 0.0% 0
Leelanau 72.9% 6,063 27.1% 2,255 0.01% 4
Lenawee 63.2% 17,029 36.8% 9,912 0.0% 0
Livingston 76.5% 35,583 23.5% 10,951 0.01% 3
Luce 58.1% 1,124 41.9% 811 0.0% 0
Mackinac 63.7% 2,947 36.3% 1,678 0.0% 0
Macomb 69.9% 173,303 30.0% 74,473 0.01% 63
Manistee 66.5% 5,465 33.5% 2,758 0.0% 0
Marquette 53.3% 11,331 46.7% 9,938 0.0% 0
Mason 70.6% 7,312 29.4% 3,048 0.0% 0
Mecosta 67.6% 6,600 32.3% 3,157 0.1% 3
Menominee 63.9% 4,721 36.1% 2,665 0.0% 0
Midland 70.3% 20,579 29.7% 8,687 0.01% 6
Missaukee 77.2% 3,714 22.8% 1,099 0.0% 0
Monroe 63.2% 24,218 36.8% 14,126 0.01% 4
Montcalm 70.8% 11,149 29.2% 4,607 0.0% 0
Montmorency 72.3% 2,621 27.7% 1,003 0.0% 0
Muskegon 59.8% 28,911 40.2% 19,430 0.01% 5
Newaygo 71.2% 9,307 28.7% 3,755 0.1% 4
Oakland 66.5% 269,511 33.3% 135,004 0.2% 773
Oceana 68.9% 5,158 31.0% 2,320 0.1% 3
Ogemaw 68.1% 4,661 31.9% 2,182 0.01% 2
Ontonagon 58.9% 2,032 41.1% 1,418 0.01% 1
Osceola 71.5% 5,087 28.5% 2,030 0.01% 1
Oscoda 75.2% 2,266 24.8% 747 0.0% 0
Otsego 74.9% 5,215 25.1% 1,749 0.01% 1
Ottawa 82.9% 58,321 17.0% 12,001 0.% 17
Presque Isle 71.2% 3,979 28.8% 1,607 0.0% 0
Roscommon 68.7% 6,461 31.3% 2,945 0.0% 0
Saginaw 59.8% 43,545 40.1% 29,169 0.1% 105
St. Clair 70.5% 34,078 29.4% 14,233 0.1% 45
St. Joseph 72.9% 11,073 27.0% 4,104 0.1% 6
Sanilac 74.8% 10,425 25.2% 3,513 0.0% 0
Schoolcraft 57.5% 1,689 42.5% 1,246 0.0% 0
Shiawassee 67.3% 16,447 32.6% 7,971 0.1% 28
Tuscola 67.5% 12,188 32.5% 5,862 0.0% 0
Van Buren 67.8% 13,894 32.2% 6,612 0.0% 0
Washtenaw 53.6% 49,779 46.4% 42,066 0.01% 67
Wayne 43.0% 269,501 57.0% 357,798 0.01% 69
Wexford 72.7% 6,758 27.2% 2,526 0.1% 10

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. ^ "General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics". State of Michigan official website. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Victors in Michigan Primaries". New York Times. August 4, 1994. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Michigan (1997). Michigan manual. 1995/1996. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via HathiTrust.
  4. ^ 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.
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