Democratic Sen. Gary Peters won’t run for re-election in Michigan in 2026, creating a pivotal open Senate seat in one of the most tightly divided battleground states in the U.S.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a highly contested battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving Congress at the end of his second term and opening up a highly competitive battleground Senate seat.

State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Republican nomination for governor on the 2026 ballot. Rick Pluta reports.

Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, who spearheaded the Democratic campaign in the Senate for the previous two election cycles, has declared that he will not run for a third term in 2026, opening up a fiercely contested battleground seat that both major political parties are likely to pursue.

Republican Michigan state Senate Leader Aric ... Nesbitt will draw from lessons learned from his humble beginnings and President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 coalition as he seeks to succeed ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — 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.

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn ... On the other side of the aisle, the top Republican in the state Senate, Aric Nesbitt, announced a campaign for governor last week.

The Michigan Senate is expected to take up legislation to dial back coming changes to the state’s minimum wage law soon. That’s after the state House approved the changes Thursday. State Senator Aric

officially filed paperwork to run for the Democratic Party's nomination for governor. She is the first Democrat to announce her candidacy. Republican Aric Nesbitt, the party's leader in the ...

It's no secret that change is sweeping through Michigan’s political landscape in a way that stirs conversation at every gathering. Second-term U.S. Sen. Gary Peters announced Tuesday that he will not run for reelection in the 2026 midterm election.

They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024. And Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ruled out a run.