2026 Michigan governor's race

Incumbent: Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic) · not seeking re-election in this race

CSChris SwansonDemocratic Party (United States)95%

Jocelyn BensonDemocratic Party (United States)95%

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Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Benson	James
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports more drilling
	Unknown	Supports stricter penalties
	Unknown	Supports restrictions
	Unknown	Supports harsher penalties
Parents' rights in education	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports vouchers/ESAs
	Unknown	Supports ID requirement
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Protect Kids - No Transition
	Unknown	Supports restriction
LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports tax cuts
	Unknown	Opposes EV mandates
	Unknown	Supports strict enforcement
	Unknown	Opposes larger gov role
	Unknown	Supports deregulation
Gun policy (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Sanctuary jurisdictions (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Merit Driven - No DEI
	Unknown	Opposes legalization
	Unknown	Opposes benefit cuts
	Unknown	Supports spending cuts
	Unknown	Opposes forgiveness
China & trade (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports aid to Israel
	Unknown	Supports aid to Ukraine
	Unknown	Supports term limits
Congressional stock trading (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship (federal)	Unknown	Unknown

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