The deadline for Democrats and Republicans to file to seek the governor's office is 15 Tuesdays before the August primary election (April 21, 2026) and for candidates filing without party affiliation, it’s 110 days before the November election (July 16, 2026).

Michigan is on track for something it hasn’t seen since Theodore Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party was fielding candidates: a genuinely competitive three-way contest for its highest office.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With about three months to go before partisan candidates must file to run, more than a dozen people say they are seeking the office of governor in Michigan. Fourteen candidates are ...

A Michigan Republican businessman has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for to be the state's next governor.

Michigan’s gubernatorial race is a three-way dead heat, according to a Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce poll released Monday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan voters in 2026 will have a chance to decide who will lead their state as its next governor. The race has drawn a trio of top Democratic candidates, a crowded Republican field ...

Whitmer's focus has shifted definitively outside of Michigan as she leans in harder to her national brand, her job as a social media influencer and a potential 2028 presidential contender.

Gretchen Whitmer touted seven years of work in her final State of the State address Wednesday, Feb. 25, but said there are still significant strides to be made in fields like literacy and housing before she leaves office at the end of the year.