1912 Michigan gubernatorial election

1912 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodbridge N. Ferris Amos S. Musselman L. Whitney Watkins Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 194,017 169,963 155,372 Percentage 35.35% 30.96% 28.31%

County results Ferris:      30–40%      40–50% Musselman:      30–40%      40–50% Watkins:      30–40%      40–50%

Governor before election Chase S. Osborn Republican Elected Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris Democratic

The 1912 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee Woodbridge N. Ferris defeated Republican candidate Amos S. Musselman with 35.35% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Woodbridge N. Ferris, Democratic
• Amos S. Musselman, Republican

Other candidates

• L. Whitney Watkins, Progressive
• James Hoogerhyde, Socialist
• Jefferson D. Leland, Prohibition
• Herman Richter, Socialist Labor
• Thomas Sunderland, Independent

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodbridge N. Ferris	194,017	35.35
	Republican	Amos S. Musselman	169,963	30.96
	Progressive	L. Whitney Watkins	155,372	28.31
	Socialist	James Hoogerhyde	21,398	3.90
	Prohibition	Jefferson D. Leland	7,811	1.42
	Socialist Labor	Herman Richter	359	0.07
	Independent	Thomas Sunderland	1	0.00
Total votes			548,921	100
	Democratic gain from Republican