State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is the second well-known candidate to enter the race to succeed Whitmer, who has two years remaining in her final term after being reelected in 2022. The open governor’s seat in 2026 is expected to spark competitive primaries.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talked about his decision to run for governor as an independent candidate and leave the Democratic Party on CBS Detroit’s Michigan Matters.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s decision to ditch his Democratic affiliation and run as an independent for governor in 2026 is unconventional. The important question, however, is: Is the political landscape in Michigan ready for an independent candidate?

Mayor Mike Duggan on ... clean energy," Duggan said at the Detroit Recovery Project in Greenfield Park. "We're gonna power 127 buildings. We are also adding to Michigan's power grid, and ...

Hosted by the Washtenaw County Democratic Party ... was a condemnation of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s decision to run as an independent for Michigan governor in 2026, with each seeing it ...

(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talked about his decision to run for governor as an independent candidate and leave the Democratic Party on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters. Duggan ...