Election
American state election
The 1932 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic nominee William Comstock defeated incumbent Republican Wilber M. Brucker with 54.92% of the vote. Comstock was finally elected governor after his fourth consecutive nomination by the Democratic Party.
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The 1932 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. In a rematch of the previous election, Democratic nominee William Comstock defeated incumbent Republican Wilber M. Brucker with 54.92% of the vote. Comstock was finally elected governor after his fourth consecutive nomination by the Democratic Party.
Michigan held primary elections on September 13, 1932.
Incumbent governor Wilber M. Brucker won renomination against divided opposition.
For the fourth consecutive election, the Democratic party nominated William Comstock for governor.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
This election broke several long streaks of Republican dominance in various counties. In particular, Dickinson County and Lake County voted Democratic for the first time ever. Additionally, despite having never voted previously Democratic since its organization in 1891, Dickinson County would continue to vote Democratic in every subsequent gubernatorial election until 1964. This would also be the last time until the 1970s and 1980s that a number of counties voted Democratic. In particular, all of the following counties would not vote Democratic again until 1986: Berrien, Branch, Cass, Clinton, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Midland, Montcalm, Oceana, Otsego, and St. Joseph.
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