Election
American state election
The 1952 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Frederick M. Alger Jr. with 49.96% of the vote. With a margin of just 0.30%, this is the second-closest gubernatorial election in Michigan's history, behind only the previous election.
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The 1952 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Frederick M. Alger Jr. with 49.96% of the vote. With a margin of just 0.30%, this is the second-closest gubernatorial election in Michigan's history, behind only the previous election.
Michigan held primary elections on August 5, 1952.
Incumbent governor G. Mennen Williams was renominated for a third term without opposition.
Former secretary of state Frederick M. Alger Jr., who had lost in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 1950, this time won the Republican nomination.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
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