Mayor Mike Duggan praised some of Detroit's successes in boosting employment and developing and opening manufacturing sites, but pushed the need for more tech industries in the city at the Detroit Policy Conference.

Sen. Aric Nesbitt, who represents Michigan's 20th Congressional District, was elected into office in 2019. In 2023, Nesbitt was named the Michigan Senate's Minority Leader. He declared his candidacy for the governor position earlier this month.

Whether Mike Duggan gets to be governor remains to be seen, but the three-term Detroit mayor is focused on leaving things in a good place for his successor at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. Speaking with reporters on Thursday afternoon following a talk at the Detroit Policy Conference where he outlined some likely future gubernatorial stump speeches,

The race to become Michigan’s 50th governor is already heating up, almost two years before a single vote is cast.

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.

Michigan Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is under scrutiny for potentially violating campaign law after discussing her 2026 gubernatorial candidacy with reporters inside a state-funded building.

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

Michigan's Democratic secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, has announced her candidacy for governor in the 2026 election, hoping to take over from Gretchen Whitmer. Her entrance comes as Democrats navigate significant losses after President Trump secured Michigan in the November election.

Duggan announced in late 2024 that he would not seek re-election as mayor in 2025 and would instead seek the top job in 2026.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), in a brief turn as acting governor, signed a bill Dec. 1, 2023, to allow voters to request an absentee ballot through a state portal, a policy first adopted during the early days of COVID-19.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has declared her bid for governor. Benson, a Democrat, is running to fill the seat currently held by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “I’m running to be Governor of Michigan to ensure everyone gets a fair shot,

He was the second to announce his campaign, following behind Detroit Mayor and longtime Democrat Mike Duggan ... the current sitting governor is Gretchen Whitmer (D - MI), who is serving a ...