Name: 2026 Michigan governor's race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: MI, United States

2026 Michigan governor's race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Abortion: 100% pro-life and supports defunding Planned Parenthood. [1]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports legislation to secure the border and prevent non-citizens from voting. [1][2]
Congressional term limits: Supports constitutional amendments imposing term limits and age limits on elected officials. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports fully funding and backing law enforcement for safe communities. [1][2]
DEI programs: Supports auditing wasteful DEI programs in state institutions. [1]
EV mandates: Opposes harmful EV mandates that threaten Michigan jobs. [1]
Election integrity: voter ID: Supports SAVE Act and measures to ensure only American citizens vote in elections and to maintain accurate voter rolls. [1][2]
Energy production: Opposes the Green New Deal. [1]
Ethics reform: Supports real ethics reform, government transparency, and cleaning up corruption in Lansing. [1]
Federal spending & debt: Supports cutting waste, balancing the budget, and avoiding use of seniors' benefits as bargaining chips. [1][2][3]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Supports expanding sanctions on fentanyl traffickers and facilitators through the FREED Act. [1]
Free speech & tech censorship: Supports the App Store Accountability Act requiring age verification and restricting adult material for minors. [1]
Government transparency: Supports real ethics reform, government transparency, and restoring trust by cleaning up Lansing corruption. [1]
Health care: Opposes Medicare for All and supports repealing the Affordable Care Act. [1]
Housing costs: Supports tackling rising housing costs to improve affordability. [1]
Israel: Supports providing aid to Israel as it defends itself against terror. [1]
Marijuana legalization: Opposes marijuana legalization for recreational use. [1]
Medical gender transition for minors: Supports barring military health coverage for transgender care for minors and requiring parental consent on gender identity. [1][2]
Parents' rights in education: Supports holding app stores accountable for providing age-restricted or addictive content to minors. [1]
Regulation & permitting: Supports cutting job-killing regulations to promote economic growth. [1]
School choice: Supports school choice and public money for private schools. [1]
Social Security & Medicare: Supports exempting Social Security and Medicare from the debt limit to protect seniors' benefits. [1]
Student loan forgiveness: Opposes Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, calling it unconstitutional and immoral. [1]
Taxes: Supports lowering the tax burden on families and businesses. [1]
Ukraine aid: Supports supplemental aid to Ukraine while demanding transparency, accountability, and a clear mission. [1][2][3]
Women's sports: Supports protecting fair play in girls’ sports. [1]

Issue	Benson	James
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Cut taxes
	Unknown	Expand drilling
	Unknown	No EV mandates

2026 Michigan governor's race

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2026 Michigan governor's race

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