Election
American state election
The 1908 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fred M. Warner defeated Democratic candidate Lawton T. Hemans with 48.39% of the vote.
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The 1908 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fred M. Warner defeated Democratic candidate Lawton T. Hemans with 48.39% of the vote.
Michigan held primary elections for governor for the first time on September 1, 1908.
Incumbent governor Fred M. Warner narrowly defeated Auditor General James B. Bradley.
Lawton T. Hemans was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Hillsdale County voted Democratic for the first time since 1852, making Warner the first Republican to lose that county since the party's establishment. This was the only election between 1890 and 1932 in which Muskegon County voted Democratic. This was also the first time since its organization in 1859 that Muskegon County failed to back the winning candidate.
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