2006Final results
2006 election for Michigan Governor
Governor · Michigan
Jennifer M. Granholm (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Dick DeVos (R) by 14.2 points.
Jennifer M. GranholmDemocrat · winner
57.1%2,142,513
Dick DeVosRepublican
42.9%1,608,086
3,750,599 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET