1960 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1960 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee John B. Swainson narrowly defeated Republican nominee Paul Douglas Bagwell with 50.48% of the vote.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * John B. Swainson, Democratic
 * Paul Douglas Bagwell, Republican

Other candidates
 * Robert Himmel Jr., Socialist Workers
 * Delmar D. Gibbons, Prohibition
 * F. J. Toohey, Tax Cut
 * Theos A. Grove, Socialist labor
 * R. Roy Pursell, Independent American

Primaries
The primary elections occurred on August 2, 1960.