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.

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

Benson has been serving as Secretary of State since 2019. Her office says operations of the Secretary of State have improved under her leadership with the department moving from some of the longest waits in the country to creating more than 150 self-serving stations for Michiganders.

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor of the all-important swing state.

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

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said that her focus if she’s elected governor in 2026 would be on “efficiency and transparency” in state government. Benson spoke to reporters in Lansing while filing paperwork to officially declare herself as a candidate for the Democratic nomination after announcing her campaign earlier in the day.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced she will be running for governor in 2026. Benson, a Democrat, is the latest person to throw their name in the gubernatorial race.

Benson said she's running for governor to "bring real solutions, not political games, conspiracy theories, or inaction" to Lansing.

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Democratic ... after November’s significant losses in the battleground state. Jocelyn Benson served as the state’s chief elections administrator in the 2020 ...

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson becomes the first major Democratic candidate to launch a bid to be Michigan's next governor.

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Launches Bid for Governor LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday that she is running to succeed ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - After an accidental post on social media Tuesday hinted at a gubernatorial run, Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made her campaign official early Wednesday morning. Benson enters what is expected to be a highly contested race to replace Governor Gretchen Whitmer who is in the middle of her second term.