Primary Election Day is on Aug. 4, 2026. Here's what's on the ballot for Michigan voters.

There are a few major races that will be on the ballot in Michigan’s 2026 primary election.

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced Friday he is ending his campaign for governor, saying President Donald Trump’s endorsement of U.S. Rep. John James reshaped the Republican primary race.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is also running to be Michigan’s next governor, alleging her office has failed to produce public records related to her past involvement with the Southern Poverty Law Center despite a Freedom of Information Act request filed nearly three months ago.

Violent crime has been trending downward in Detroit and across Michigan, but the five major candidates running for governor disagree on what it will take to sustain that progress.

Michigan has reversed decades of population decline, but the state’s next governor will still face a major challenge: convincing more young people to build their futures here.

As the race for Michigan governor intensifies, affordability has emerged as one of the defining issues for voters.

Michigan is preparing to spend a record $22.9 billion on K-12 education during the next school year, marking the largest school aid budget in state history.

Candidates in the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial race, Democrat and Republican, had a chance to talk to Local 4 on their priorities and visions if elected as governor.

Here’s a look at the candidates you will see on the 2026 primary election ballot.

A Detroit-area judge has erased a 1999 murder conviction after prosecutors acknowledged that a confession was coerced by a rogue police officer.

A Michigan Republican businessman has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for to be the state's next governor.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been a career Democrat in the battleground state of Michigan but is now planning to run for governor as an independent.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, “The Purposeful Warrior,” including her experience with miscarriage.

Former Michigan attorney general Mike Cox announced that he is running for governor.

Former Michigan attorney general Mike Cox announced his run for governor.

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is launching a Republican bid for governor.

Donald Trump’s border czar has turned his anger over illegal immigration to Boston.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he'll run for Michigan governor in 2026 as an independent because “there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both” the Democratic and Republican parties.