Aric Nesbitt, a Republican from Lawton, held the top Republican role in the state Senate as its minority leader during the recently concluded legislative session in Lansing.

LANSING — Republican Mike Cox is flexing his ability to self-fund a potential run for governor. Cox, a former Michigan attorney general who owns and operates a law firm in Livonia, filed a campaign-finance report showing he gave roughly $1 million to his newly formed candidate committee in December.

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 Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a highly contested battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.

The mysteriously stalled measures normally would have been transported by Michigan House staff to the governor for either a signature or a veto.

A resolution to allow the Michigan Senate Majority Leader to sue the Speaker of the House for failing to present bills to Governor Whitmer for her approval passed

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced she will be running for governor in 2026. Benson, a Democrat, is the latest person to throw their name in the gubernatorial race.

Jocelyn Benson announces her run for governor, the state House passes legislation to change the state’s tipped wage and sick time leave laws and state Senate Dems authorize a lawsuit to release bills from last year’s chaotic lame-duck legislative session.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen is expected to deliver her seventh State of the State address on Feb. 26, about a month later than she has previously given the annual speech.

Governor Whitmer signed into law a bill that allows pharmacists to directly prescribe and dispense contraceptives to patients.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — 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 significant losses in the battleground state.

LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially announced Wednesday morning that she will run for Governor of Michigan. Benson joins a short, but growing list of candidates that have entered the race so far, the list includes Republican Aric Nesbit and Independent Mike Duggan.