Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is running for the state's governor, appears in a one-on-one interview with WDIV Local 4's Ty Steele. (Copyright 2026 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)
AP projects Jocelyn Benson will win the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary election.
Democratic candidate Jocelyn Benson has served as Michigan’s Secretary of State since 2019. She also served as dean of Wayne State University Law School from 2012 to 2016.
Benson now advances to the November General Election.
Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.