The Michigan GOP alleges Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated state campaign finance law when she used a state-owned building as part of her newly launched campaign for governor. The complaint filed Monday stems from how Benson rolled out her announcement last week as a Democratic candidate in the 2026 governor’s race.

Michigan's Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces her candidacy for governor in a bid to replace Gretchen Whitmer.

Michigan's Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday that she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after November's significant losses in the battleground state.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat who lives in Detroit, announced Wednesday that she's running for governor. The big picture: Benson is the second local candidate to throw their hat into the 2026 governor's race after Mayor Mike Duggan left the Democratic party to run as an independent.

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Launches Bid for Governor ... succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after November's ...

Michigan's Democratic secretary ... as the party tries to find its footing after November's significant losses in the battleground state. Jocelyn Benson served as the state's chief elections ...

The Michigan Republican Party has filed a complaint against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging that her choice of campaign press conference venue violated state

The Michigan Secretary of State race is underway as Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie announced his candidacy Monday to keep the office in Democrats’ hands. Edevbie is the first person of a major political party to announce they’re running to be Michigan’s top election official in the 2026 election,

A Michigan Republican filed a campaign finance complaint against Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson after she met with reporters to discuss her gubernatorial campaign in a state-funded building,

Aghogho Edevbie announced Monday he would seek to replace Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson when her second term expires at the end of next year.

Upon the launch of her gubernatorial run, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson faces a campaign finance complaint. Her campaign denies any wrongdoing.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially joined the race for governor. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is already running as an independent and Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt is also in the race with more expected to follow considering election day is still 22 months away.