Michigan Governors
Lean DGovernors
Open seat, Whitmer term-limited; key swing state
Office
Governors
Incumbent
Gretchen Whitmer
Rating
Lean D
Cook PVI
D+1
State Overview
10.0M
Population
Midwest
Region
D+1
Partisan Lean
Candidates
ES
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
US Senator and former CIA analyst (if she runs) or other Dem
Polling49%
JC
James Craig
Republican
Former Detroit police chief
Polling44%
Polling Overview
Elissa Slotkin49%
James Craig44%
Mock polling data for illustrative purposes