Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is pursuing a run for governor in the 2026 election as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer heads out the door.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he'll run for Michigan governor in 2026 as an independent because “there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both” the Democratic and Republican parties.

In the announcement, Duggan noted that he invested in policing at a time when many called on mayors to defund the police. He gave officers a $10,000 raise and added 300 officers to patrol.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he is running for governor as an independent in the 2026 gubernatorial race.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan kicked off a run for governor of Michigan as an independent on Wednesday, despite having long been a Democrat, an unexpected development in what will be a hotly contested

Mayor of Detroit Mike Duggan will be running for governor of Michigan in 2026. The three-term mayor of Michigan’s biggest city said in a video announcement Wednesday that he will not be running as a Democrat,

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he is ditching his longtime affiliation with the Democratic Party and will launch a run for Michigan governor as an independent because “there are a lot of people in thi

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026.

Duggan, a Democrat, is currently serving his third four-year term as Detroit's mayor and is the second longest-serving mayor.