Both candidates were busy this weekend with each touting their rallies and campaign events across Michigan. Each is pulling in major political forces like Barack Obama and Mike Pence to aid in their quest for the governor's office. Both Dixon and Whitmer have focused on the past four years...
Both candidates are getting outside reinforcement. Trump held a rally with Dixon and other GOP candidates, and the Republican Governors Association recently began running TV ads to support Dixon's campaign. RGA chairman Doug Ducey, the Arizona governor, visited Michigan to campaign on Dixon's behal...
On the Republican side, Tudor Dixon, Rep. John James (Mich.), former Michigan state House Speaker Tom Leonard and former presidential candidate Perry Johnson have been floated as potential candidates. Benson was one of a number of Michigan Democrats who saw widespread victories in the 2022 midte...
in Michigan’s governor’s race, the 2022 Democratic share of the Black vote mostly held steady from 2020, eitherrisingor falling a couple of points,depending on the estimate.
Ryan Kelley, an Ottawa County real estate broker who organized protests against the governor’s COVID-19 orders, raised $35,000 since January and had $17,000. Other candidates raised nominal amounts or did not file reports, which is allowed if they receive or spend no more than $1,...
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The businessman earned a fortune starting Michigan-based Perry Johnson Registrars Inc., which certifies if businesses are meeting industrial standards. He was considered a top 2022 GOP candidate for Michigan governor before he and four other Republican hopefuls were disqualified because of invalid signa...
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Tudor Dixon, the candidate for the Republican nomination for Michigan governor, smiles during a primary-night party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Dixon won the Republican primary and will face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the general election. (AP Photo/Paul Sanc...
In the 2022 midterms, all three of the statewide Republican candidates he endorsed were crushed by Democratic incumbents. Michigan’s Republican Party may not be in position to help much in the fall. Dueling pro-Trump factions are now claiming to run the state party ahead of a March 2 ...