2026 Michigan gubernatorial election

2026 Michigan gubernatorial election

November 3, 2026
 
Nominee TBD TBD Mike Duggan
Party Democratic Republican Independent

Incumbent Governor

Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic



The 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. This will be one of five Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2026 in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.