Democratic
Jocelyn Benson
1 statement on record
Full recordGovernor · Election Day November 3, 2026
Michigan governor race 2026
2 candidates, in surname order. 1 statement on the record, word for word, each linked to where it ran.
Republican
John James
No statements on the record yet
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Democracy & voting rights1
Jocelyn Benson
Disputes
“Elections are run by the states,”
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John James
Nothing on this issue yet
The latest 2 per candidate on each issue. Each full record, linked at the top, holds the rest.
Where the candidate list comes from
- NBC News: Michigan governor primary results read September 30, 2026
- Michigan Bureau of Elections: 2026 general candidate listing read September 30, 2026
Names and party labels were checked against these pages on September 30, 2026. The list holds the major-party nominees and any independent who is a principal candidate. Smaller-party and write-in candidates are left out; the state’s election office has the full ballot.
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