O ex-procurador-geral de Michigan Mike Cox entra na corrida governamental republicana de 2026. Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox enters 2026 Republican gubernatorial race.

O ex-procurador-geral de Michigan Mike Cox entrou na corrida governamental republicana de 2026 para substituir o governador Gretchen Whitmer. Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has entered the 2026 Republican gubernatorial race to replace term-limited Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Cox, que atuou como procurador-geral de 2003 a 2011, concorreu anteriormente ao cargo de governador em 2010, mas terminou em terceiro lugar na primária. Cox, who served as attorney general from 2003 to 2011, previously ran for governor in 2010 but finished third in the primary. Sua campanha, sob o slogan "Make Michigan Great Again", enfrenta a concorrência do líder do Senado de Michigan, Aric Nesbitt, e do deputado dos EUA, John James, nas primárias republicanas. His campaign, under the slogan "Make Michigan Great Again," faces competition from Michigan Senate Leader Aric Nesbitt and U.S. Rep. John James in the Republican primary. Do lado democrata, a secretária de Estado Jocelyn Benson e o tenente Gov. On the Democratic side, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II está competindo, enquanto o prefeito de Detroit, Mike Duggan, está concorrendo como independente. Garlin Gilchrist II are competing, while Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is running as an independent.