Michigan
Open — Gretchen Whitmer (D) term-limited
D
Jocelyn Benson
DEM · Secretary of State
R
John James
REP · U.S. Representative
Latest poll: NYT/Siena, September 24, 2026: D 48 · R 43 · Sabato: Lean D
Michigan Governor 2026
Jocelyn Benson vs. John James · Open — Gretchen Whitmer (D) term-limited
Cook: Lean DSabato: Lean D
Election results · unofficial
All live results →Race insight · September 30, 2026
Jocelyn Benson (D) leads John James (R) by 11.0 points in the average of 2 public polls from the 14 days ending September 24, 2026. The Cook Political Report rates it Lean D; Sabato's Crystal Ball rates it Lean D.
Poll trend
Head-to-head
Candidates
Lean D
Candidate background
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Every poll
| Pollster | End date | Jocelyn Benson (D) | John James (R) | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYT/Siena | September 24, 2026 | 48 | 43 | D +5 |
| Suffolk | September 22, 2026 | 51 | 34 | D +17 |
Margins under about 4 points are within typical sampling error. See our methodology.
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