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1952 Michigan gubernatorial election
Turnout	44.98%
	County results; Williams: 50–60% 60–70% ; Alger: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Governor before election; G. Mennen Williams; Democratic	Elected Governor ; G. Mennen Williams; Democratic

The 1952 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Frederick M. Alger Jr. with 49.96% of the vote.

General election

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1952^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	1,431,893	49.96
	Republican	Frederick M. Alger Jr.	1,423,275	49.66
	Prohibition	E. Harold Munn	8,990	0.31
	Socialist Labor	Theos A. Grove	1,192	0.04
	Socialist Workers	Howard Lerner	628	0.02
	Write-ins		2	0.00
Total votes			2,865,980	100
	Democratic hold

The primary elections occurred on August 5, 1952.^[2]

Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1952^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	566,818	99.99
	Democratic	Write-ins	16	0.01
Total votes			566,834	100.00

Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1952^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick M. Alger Jr.	384,532	44.21
	Republican	Donald S. Leonard	253,703	29.17
	Republican	William C. Vandenberg	231,461	26.61
	Write-ins		16	0.00
Total votes			869,712	100.00