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1966 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1966 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

George W. Romney won the 1966 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. George W. Romney received 1,490,430 popular votes (60.54%). The main challenger was Zolton Ferency (39.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Romney and Ferency

Romney +21.4 pts · won by 527,047 votes
George W. RomneyRepublicanWINNER60.54%
1,490,430 votes
Zolton FerencyDemocratic39.13%
963,383 votes
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.