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1908 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

Fred M. Warner won the 1908 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. Fred M. Warner received 262,141 popular votes (48.39%). The main challenger was Lawton T. Hemans (46.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Warner and Hemans

Warner +1.8 pts · won by 9,530 votes
Fred M. WarnerRepublicanWINNER48.39%
262,141 votes
Lawton T. HemansDemocratic46.63%
252,611 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.