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1920 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

Michigan · 2 candidates · See every 1920 Governor race

Who won the 1920 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

Alex J. Groesbeck won the 1920 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. Alex J. Groesbeck received 703,180 popular votes (66.43%). The main challenger was Woodbridge N. Ferris (29.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Groesbeck and Ferris

Groesbeck +37.1 pts · won by 392,614 votes
Alex J. GroesbeckRepublicanWINNER66.43%
703,180 votes
Woodbridge N. FerrisDemocratic29.34%
310,566 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% 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.