Michigan gubernatorial election, 1990

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1990

November 6, 1990

Nominee John Engler James Blanchard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,276,134 1,258,539 Percentage 49.76% 49.07%

Governor before election James Blanchard Democratic Elected Governor John Engler Republican

The 1990 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. John Engler, a member of the Republican Party and State Senate majority leader, was elected over Democratic Party nominee James Blanchard, who was seeking his third term. In what turned out to be one of the closest elections in recent Michigan history, Engler won by a 17,000 vote margin. The voter turnout was 38.6%.

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Engler	1,276,134	49.76
	Democratic	James Blanchard (incumbent)	1,258,539	49.07
	Workers World	William Roundtree	28,091	1.10
Majority