2026 elections · Michigan

Michigan Governor

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 5 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean D (Cook: Lean D; Sabato: Lean D; Inside Elections: Tilt D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

Governor candidates file with the state, not the FEC, so outside-spending and PAC figures from federal filings do not apply. Money shown is as reported from state filings and is labeled “reported” until re-pulled from the state’s records.

The field

Democrat

Jocelyn Benson

Reported Raised: $11,760,237.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

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Donna Brandenburg

Reported Raised: $0.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Green

Douglas Campbell

Reported Raised: $0.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Libertarian

Anthony Hudson

Reported Raised: $44,865.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Republican

John James

Reported Raised: $7,699,467.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

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