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1916 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

Albert E. Sleeper won the 1916 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. Albert E. Sleeper received 363,724 popular votes (55.83%). The main challenger was Edwin F. Sweet (40.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Sleeper and Sweet

Sleeper +15.2 pts · won by 99,284 votes
Albert E. SleeperRepublicanWINNER55.83%
363,724 votes
Edwin F. SweetDemocratic40.59%
264,440 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.6% 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.