Republican Tudor Dixon announced that she will not be running for Michigan governor or U.S. Senate in 2026.
Dixon, who lost to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the 2022 race for governor, issued the following statement on Wednesday, July 9, saying her focus is on “protecting and advancing” President Donald Trump’s policies.
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“President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are saving America. From securing the border at rapid speed and removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from our communities, to bringing manufacturing jobs home and lowering taxes, President Trump’s America First policies are already having positive effects for Americans.
My focus is protecting and advancing those policies, and as such, I will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Michigan governor or U.S. Senate in 2026.
I will continue traveling our great state to support Trump policies and the candidates authentically embracing them. President Trump’s drive to save our country and be the voice for working people is remarkable. I want to do my part to ensure his America First polices are cornerstones beyond 2028.
But first, it is critical that Michigan Republicans win in 2026. Gretchen Whitmer has been a disaster for our state. Jocelyn Benson, a conniving far-left agitator, will be dangerous and infinitely worse. Michigan voters must fire her and, with the right alternative, they will.
I have met countless Michiganders from Macomb to Menominee to Muskegon over the last four years who care about saving our state and I will be fighting right beside them."
Tudor Dixon
Whitmer will reach her term limit in 2026, and several candidates have already announced they will run to be Michigan’s next governor, including Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Republican Congressman John James and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson and more.
For more information about who’s running, visit here.