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Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow is preparing to enter the Democratic primary for an open US Senate seat in the state, multiple people familiar with her plans confirmed on Monday.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said that her focus if she’s elected governor in 2026 would be on “efficiency and transparency” in state government.

Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Twp.) is the first Republican candidate to throw his hat into the ring for Michigan governor in 2026.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for governor as an independent in 2026.

President-elect Donald Trump won Michigan by about 80,000 votes in November as the state saw the greatest voter turnout in state history at more than 5.7 million ballots cast, according to state election results certified unanimously Friday by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers.

Amid a so-called red wave of Republican victories in this year’s elections, civil rights advocates have spotted a “bright spot” for Michiganders—and their civil rights—after Democrats managed to expand their majority control of the state’s most powerful court.

The re-tabulation of votes continued Wednesday in Calhoun County after a lawsuit briefly delayed the process that will determine the winner of a key state House seat.

Mike Duggan says the coming year will be his last as Detroit mayor, amid growing speculation he’s among the Democrats likely to launch a gubernatorial campaign to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

More than 5.5 million Michiganders turned out in the election, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said during a news update in Detroit Wednesday, the morning after the election. 

Preliminary election results show that Democratic US Rep. Elissa Slotkin has defeated her Republican challenger for a six-year term representing Michigan in the US Senate.