| Election Name: | 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Turnout: | 29.91% |
| Nominee1: | William Milliken |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,339,047 |
| Running Mate1: | James H. Brickley |
| Percentage1: | 50.4% |
| Nominee2: | Sander Levin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Edward H. McNamara |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,294,638 |
| Percentage2: | 48.7% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Milliken |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Posttitle: | Governor |
| After Election: | William Milliken |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Republican William Milliken won the election, defeating Democratic nominee Sander Levin.
The primary elections occurred on August 4, 1970.
Major party candidates
Major party running mates[1]
Other candidates
Other running mates[1]
| William G. MillikenRepublican | Sander LevinDemocratic | Other candidatesVarious | Total votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||||||
| align="center" | Alcona | 1,708 | 57.96% | 1,239 | 42.04% | 18 | 0.61% | 2,947 |
| align="center" | Alger | 1,172 | 39.55% | 1,791 | 60.45% | 5 | 0.17% | 2,963 |
| align="center" | Allegan | 12,202 | 61.09% | 7,771 | 38.91% | 178 | 0.89% | 19,973 |
| align="center" | Alpena | 4,884 | 53.95% | 4,169 | 46.05% | 67 | 0.74% | 9,053 |
| align="center" | Antrim | 2,857 | 60.02% | 1,903 | 39.98% | 29 | 0.61% | 4,760 |
| align="center" | Arenac | 1,731 | 49.71% | 1,751 | 50.29% | 5 | 0.14% | 3,482 |
| align="center" | Baraga | 1,211 | 44.33% | 1,521 | 55.67% | 19 | 0.70% | 2,732 |
| align="center" | Barry | 6,514 | 53.79% | 5,596 | 46.21% | 103 | 0.85% | 12,110 |
| align="center" | Bay | 17,591 | 46.46% | 20,275 | 53.54% | 223 | 0.59% | 37,866 |
| align="center" | Benzie | 1,774 | 59.29% | 1,218 | 40.71% | 29 | 0.97% | 2,992 |
| align="center" | Berrien | 25,899 | 58.59% | 18,307 | 41.41% | 504 | 1.14% | 44,206 |
| align="center" | Branch | 5,524 | 56.17% | 4,311 | 43.83% | 65 | 0.66% | 9,835 |
| align="center" | Calhoun | 22,116 | 52.54% | 19,980 | 47.46% | 405 | 0.96% | 42,096 |
| align="center" | Cass | 5,494 | 51.83% | 5,107 | 48.17% | 135 | 1.27% | 10,601 |
| align="center" | Charlevoix | 3,210 | 55.54% | 2,570 | 44.46% | 22 | 0.38% | 5,780 |
| align="center" | Cheboygan | 3,068 | 53.46% | 2,671 | 46.54% | 41 | 0.71% | 5,739 |
| align="center" | Chippewa | 5,021 | 58.79% | 3,519 | 41.21% | 76 | 0.89% | 8,540 |
| align="center" | Clare | 2,537 | 51.74% | 2,366 | 48.26% | 33 | 0.67% | 4,903 |
| align="center" | Clinton | 7,981 | 55.09% | 6,505 | 44.91% | 118 | 0.81% | 14,486 |
| align="center" | Crawford | 1,163 | 55.94% | 916 | 44.06% | 8 | 0.38% | 2,079 |
| align="center" | Delta | 5,030 | 41.69% | 7,036 | 58.31% | 69 | 0.57% | 12,066 |
| align="center" | Dickinson | 4,364 | 47.46% | 4,831 | 52.54% | 41 | 0.45% | 9,195 |
| align="center" | Eaton | 12,215 | 57.06% | 9,191 | 42.94% | 171 | 0.80% | 21,406 |
| align="center" | Emmet | 3,503 | 56.07% | 2,744 | 43.93% | 24 | 0.38% | 6,247 |
| align="center" | Genesee | 54,920 | 43.21% | 72,185 | 56.79% | 1,472 | 1.16% | 127,105 |
| align="center" | Gladwin | 2,164 | 51.03% | 2,077 | 48.97% | 18 | 0.42% | 4,241 |
| align="center" | Gogebic | 3,565 | 39.98% | 5,352 | 60.02% | 36 | 0.40% | 8,917 |
| align="center" | Grand Traverse | 8,713 | 68.76% | 3,959 | 31.24% | 128 | 1.01% | 12,672 |
| align="center" | Gratiot | 5,781 | 54.88% | 4,752 | 45.12% | 49 | 0.47% | 10,533 |
| align="center" | Hillsdale | 5,946 | 58.39% | 4,237 | 41.61% | 112 | 1.10% | 10,183 |
| align="center" | Houghton | 5,954 | 50.94% | 5,735 | 49.06% | 54 | 0.46% | 11,689 |
| align="center" | Huron | 6,971 | 61.70% | 4,327 | 38.30% | 79 | 0.70% | 11,298 |
| align="center" | Ingham | 43,911 | 56.71% | 33,520 | 43.29% | 537 | 0.69% | 77,431 |
| align="center" | Ionia | 7,270 | 54.23% | 6,137 | 45.77% | 70 | 0.52% | 13,407 |
| align="center" | Iosco | 3,227 | 54.83% | 2,658 | 45.17% | 33 | 0.56% | 5,885 |
| align="center" | Iron | 2,681 | 43.37% | 3,500 | 56.63% | 12 | 0.19% | 6,181 |
| align="center" | Isabella | 6,007 | 56.86% | 4,557 | 43.14% | 77 | 0.73% | 10,564 |
| align="center" | Jackson | 23,000 | 54.89% | 18,901 | 45.11% | 290 | 0.69% | 41,901 |
| align="center" | Kalamazoo | 35,430 | 59.32% | 24,292 | 40.68% | 527 | 0.88% | 59,722 |
| align="center" | Kalkaska | 1,065 | 53.71% | 918 | 46.29% | 34 | 1.71% | 1,983 |
| align="center" | Kent | 79,459 | 60.54% | 51,800 | 39.46% | 1,189 | 0.91% | 131,259 |
| align="center" | Keweenaw | 496 | 50.41% | 488 | 49.59% | 3 | 0.30% | 984 |
| align="center" | Lake | 1,043 | 43.17% | 1,373 | 56.83% | 11 | 0.46% | 2,416 |
| align="center" | Lapeer | 6,591 | 52.84% | 5,882 | 47.16% | 107 | 0.86% | 12,473 |
| align="center" | Leelanau | 2,814 | 68.40% | 1,300 | 31.60% | 39 | 0.95% | 4,114 |
| align="center" | Lenawee | 13,406 | 59.83% | 8,999 | 40.17% | 163 | 0.73% | 22,405 |
| align="center" | Livingston | 10,103 | 59.22% | 6,956 | 40.78% | 228 | 1.34% | 17,059 |
| align="center" | Luce | 1,098 | 58.40% | 782 | 41.60% | 10 | 0.53% | 1,880 |
| align="center" | Mackinac | 2,161 | 58.08% | 1,560 | 41.92% | 20 | 0.54% | 3,721 |
| align="center" | Macomb | 82,664 | 46.55% | 94,910 | 53.45% | 2,105 | 1.19% | 177,574 |
| align="center" | Manistee | 3,898 | 53.08% | 3,445 | 46.92% | 38 | 0.52% | 7,343 |
| align="center" | Marquette | 7,508 | 42.75% | 10,056 | 57.25% | 98 | 0.56% | 17,564 |
| align="center" | Mason | 4,129 | 53.15% | 3,640 | 46.85% | 42 | 0.54% | 7,769 |
| align="center" | Mecosta | 3,558 | 55.66% | 2,834 | 44.34% | 52 | 0.81% | 6,392 |
| align="center" | Menominee | 4,050 | 48.63% | 4,279 | 51.37% | 46 | 0.55% | 8,329 |
| align="center" | Midland | 11,542 | 58.25% | 8,271 | 41.75% | 149 | 0.75% | 19,813 |
| align="center" | Missaukee | 1,772 | 65.12% | 949 | 34.88% | 31 | 1.14% | 2,721 |
| align="center" | Monroe | 15,547 | 51.11% | 14,872 | 48.89% | 287 | 0.94% | 30,419 |
| align="center" | Montcalm | 6,352 | 53.47% | 5,527 | 46.53% | 94 | 0.79% | 11,879 |
| align="center" | Montmorency | 1,063 | 54.35% | 893 | 45.65% | 16 | 0.82% | 1,956 |
| align="center" | Muskegon | 23,958 | 50.56% | 23,425 | 49.44% | 615 | 1.30% | 47,383 |
| align="center" | Newaygo | 5,081 | 55.53% | 4,069 | 44.47% | 83 | 0.91% | 9,150 |
| align="center" | Oakland | 157,225 | 55.46% | 126,261 | 44.54% | 2,755 | 0.97% | 283,486 |
| align="center" | Oceana | 2,990 | 51.53% | 2,813 | 48.47% | 34 | 0.59% | 5,803 |
| align="center" | Ogemaw | 2,072 | 49.96% | 2,075 | 50.04% | 10 | 0.24% | 4,147 |
| align="center" | Ontonagon | 1,843 | 44.37% | 2,311 | 55.63% | 12 | 0.29% | 4,154 |
| align="center" | Osceola | 3,031 | 63.93% | 1,710 | 36.07% | 45 | 0.95% | 4,741 |
| align="center" | Oscoda | 829 | 59.60% | 562 | 40.40% | 8 | 0.58% | 1,391 |
| align="center" | Otsego | 1,928 | 55.64% | 1,537 | 44.36% | 17 | 0.49% | 3,465 |
| align="center" | Ottawa | 28,396 | 66.24% | 14,470 | 33.76% | 304 | 0.71% | 42,866 |
| align="center" | Presque Isle | 2,396 | 50.98% | 2,304 | 49.02% | 14 | 0.30% | 4,700 |
| align="center" | Roscommon | 2,337 | 54.90% | 1,920 | 45.10% | 27 | 0.63% | 4,257 |
| align="center" | Saginaw | 32,786 | 53.16% | 28,887 | 46.84% | 704 | 1.14% | 61,673 |
| align="center" | Sanilac | 7,460 | 64.90% | 4,035 | 35.10% | 317 | 2.76% | 11,495 |
| align="center" | Schoolcraft | 1,531 | 46.37% | 1,771 | 53.63% | 126 | 3.82% | 3,302 |
| align="center" | Shiawassee | 9,098 | 48.24% | 9,760 | 51.76% | 80 | 0.42% | 18,858 |
| align="center" | St. Clair | 19,434 | 53.72% | 16,743 | 46.28% | 22 | 0.06% | 36,177 |
| align="center" | St. Joseph | 7,729 | 60.18% | 5,114 | 39.82% | 181 | 1.41% | 12,843 |
| align="center" | Tuscola | 7,545 | 55.49% | 6,052 | 44.51% | 79 | 0.58% | 13,597 |
| align="center" | Van Buren | 8,680 | 55.30% | 7,016 | 44.70% | 169 | 1.08% | 15,696 |
| align="center" | Washtenaw | 37,920 | 58.78% | 26,590 | 41.22% | 711 | 1.10% | 64,510 |
| align="center" | Wayne | 336,185 | 43.36% | 439,223 | 56.64% | 5,773 | 0.74% | 775,408 |
| align="center" | Wexford | 3,629 | 56.97% | 2,741 | 43.03% | 52 | 0.82% | 6,370 |
| Totals | 1,338,711 | 50.84% | 1,294,600 | 49.16% | 22,782 | 0.87% | 2,633,311 | |