MICHIGAN — Michigan voters will choose a new governor in November 2026. Current Governor Gretchen Whitmer is term-limited after serving back-to-back four year stints in Lansing. We are keeping track of candidates who throw their hats in the ring below.

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor of the all-important swing state

Michigan's Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces her candidacy for governor in a bid to replace Gretchen Whitmer.

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving Congress at the end of his second term and opening up a highly competitive battleground Senate seat.

Michigan's Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday that she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after November's ...

In her new book, Jocelyn Benson targets 2026 gubernatorial rival Mike Duggan for trying to recruit a White male opponent to Gretchen Whitmer in 2018.

As Michigan House adopts new rules for funding pet projects, Senate OKs plan to open governor and Legislature to public records requests.

Michigan students continue to lag behind those in other states since the pandemic, according to the results of the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress test. Released Wednesday, the “Nation’s Report Card” reported that fourth-grade math scores had only marginal improvement from 2022,

Michigan Democrat Gary Peters won’t be the only senator to retire this cycle, at least according to almost a century of history.

Pete Buttigieg, 43, a former presidential candidate who's viewed as a rising star by many in Democratic politics, had been floated as a potential candidate for governor next year.