In recent decades, more Michigan governors have been homegrown, but the state's first 17 governors were all born elsewhere.

She was the first candidate in the 2026 gubernatorial race to run as a Democrat. Read more --> Why Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s Secretary of State, is running for governor Chris Swanson (D) ...

This fall’s gubernatorial race in Virginia will make history no matter the winner: Either Democrat Abigail Spanberger or Republican Winsome Earle-Sears will become the state’s first elected ...

Virginia is on the verge of making history in 2025 as the state prepares to elect its first female governor, regardless of which candidate wins in November.

With more than a year before the first votes are cast in Michigan's 2026 gubernatorial race, the field of challengers is already starting to get crowded.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan’s next governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is releasing a memoir this month that includes her first public discussion ...

Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walz and running mate Peggy Flanagan stand at attention as the colors are presented prior to their swearing-in ceremonies Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn.

Still image of Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, who was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by ... More Governor Gretchen Whitmer, making her the first Black woman to serve on the state's highest ...

Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia could make history next year as the nation's first Black woman to win election as a governor and as the state's first female governor.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would also become the first Native American person in the role. By Ernesto Londoño If Kamala Harris is elected president alongside Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, who has been ...