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1994Final results

1994 election for Michigan Governor

Governor · Michigan

John Engler (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Howard Wolpe (D) by 23.0 points.

John EnglerRepublican · winner
61.5%1,899,101
Howard WolpeDemocrat
38.5%1,188,438
3,087,539 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+36.81986R+0.71990R+23.01994R+24.41998D+4.12002D+14.22006

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET