1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan Governor
Governor · Michigan
William G. Milliken (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating William Fitzgerald (D) by 13.7 points.
William G. MillikenRepublican · winner
56.8%1,628,485
William FitzgeraldDemocrat
43.2%1,237,256
2,865,741 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET