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.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her eighth and final State of the State address on Wednesday night in the state Capitol.

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 ...

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

Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson is hoping voters will support his candidacy for Michigan's governor.

Trump called her a “rogue Secretary of State” in 2020, but Benson holds a slight edge over Republican John James in a new poll.