1916 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1916 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Albert Sleeper defeated Democratic nominee Edwin F. Sweet with 55.83% of the vote.

Candidates
Major party candidates Other candidates
 * Albert Sleeper, Republican
 * Edwin F. Sweet, Democratic
 * Ernest J. Moore, Socialist
 * E. W. Woodruff, Prohibition
 * James R. Murray, Socialist Labor
 * Henry R. Pattengill, Progressive
 * Frank Durfee, Unaffiliated