1936 Michigan gubernatorial election

1936 Michigan gubernatorial election
	County results; Murphy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Fitzgerald: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Frank Fitzgerald; Republican	Elected Governor ; Frank Murphy; Democratic

The 1936 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Frank Murphy defeated incumbent Republican Frank Fitzgerald with 51.02% of the vote.

General election

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1936^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Murphy	892,774	51.02
	Republican	Frank Fitzgerald (incumbent)	843,855	48.23
	Socialist	John Monarch	6,631	0.38
	Farmer–Labor	Simeon P. Martin	3,289	0.19
	Communist	Philip Raymond	2,071	0.12
	Socialist Labor	Clayton O'Donohue	524	0.03
	Commonwealth	Ray T. Fuller	433	0.03
	American	Charles F. Mann	170	0.01
	Write-ins		22	0.00
Total votes			1,749,769	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1936^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Murphy	278,967	68.12
	Democratic	George W. Welsh	130,537	31.88
Total votes			409,504	100.00

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1936^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Fitzgerald (incumbent)	455,876	89.54
	Republican	Roscoe Conkling Fitch	53,249	10.46
Total votes			509,125	100.00