LANSING — State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is running for governor. Nesbitt is the first well-known Republican to enter the race to succeed Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who will be term-limited in 2026. He announced his campaign in a video posted on social media Tuesday.

Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric ... Nesbitt was briefly the state's lottery commissioner. Nesbitt, 44, grew up on a six-generation family farm in southwest Michigan's Van Buren County and ...

State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt ... Gilchrist II and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — who moved to Michigan in recent years ...

Lansing — Michigan Senate Minority ... Pete Lund of Macomb County said in his role as Senate minority leader, Nesbitt will have access to donors and people shouldn't underestimate his abilities. "Aric is a political animal," Lund said.

Michigan state Sen. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton speaks at a Republican presidential ... Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — who moved to Michigan in recent years — has also ...

State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt ... Gilchrist II and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — who moved to Michigan in recent years ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday that she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after November's significant losses in the battleground state.

The secretary of state is the first Democrat to announce a run for the seat, joining a field of three official candidates running for Michigan governor so far.

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

Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt and Trump's pick to be ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra. Michigan's bipartisan congressional delegation also plans to attend with the exception of Rep.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has officially thrown her hat into the ring for Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial race, setting the stage for what could be a defining moment in the state’s political future.

The Genesee County Board of Commissioners is planning now to blunt the potential fallout from a funding cut to a congregate meal program that provides thousands of meals each month at area senior centers.