Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially joined the race for governor. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is already running as an independent and Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt is also in ...

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson becomes the first major Democratic candidate to launch a bid to be Michigan's next governor ...

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

The Michigan GOP alleges Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated state campaign finance law when she used a state-owned ...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially joined the governor’s race to replace Governor Gretchen Whitmer. What ...

Benson, a Democrat, is among the well-known politicians who have announced plans for the governor race in recent weeks. Republican legislator Aric Nesbitt announced his campaign Jan. 14; Detroit Mayor ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor of the all-important swing state of ...

In her new book, Jocelyn Benson targets 2026 gubernatorial rival Mike Duggan for trying to recruit a White male opponent to ...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has become the first Democrat to announce a run for governor in 2026. In announcing her run Wednesday, Jan. 22, Benson said she’s running because the state ...

Benson said she's running for governor to "bring real solutions, not political games, conspiracy theories, or inaction" to Lansing.

Ms. Benson, a Democrat, jumped into a high-profile and potentially crowded race to lead one of the country’s top battleground ...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Wednesday her plans to run for governor, making her the first major Democratic candidate to enter the race to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.