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Michigan governor polls

Name: Michigan governor polls
Creator: Power & Politics

Every public poll of this race we are allowed to show, newest first, each linked to the pollster’s own release.

4 polls shown. Averages are as of Oct. 26, 2026.

Average of the polls

No average is shown. Only one pollster has a poll in the last 30 days. An average needs at least 2.

Poll	Interviews	Sample	Results	Release
Poll by Marist Poll	Oct. 15–18, 2026Released Oct. 21, 2026	1,185 likely votersmargin of error ±4.3All 1,185 Michigan registered voters interviewed; the release does not give the likely-voter subsample size.	Jocelyn Benson D 51% John James R 45% Another party's candidate 2%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Multi-mode: live phone, text and online
Poll by Marist Poll	Sept. 24–27, 2026Released Sept. 30, 2026	1,235 registered votersmargin of error ±3.8	Benson D 53% James R 41%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Multi-mode: live phone, text and online
Poll by Suffolk University Political Research Center	Sept. 16–20, 2026Released Sept. 22, 2026	500 likely votersmargin of error ±4.4	Jocelyn Benson D 51% John James R 34% Douglas Campbell G 2% Anthony Hudson L 1%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Live telephone interviews
Poll by Emerson College Pollingfor Nexstar Media	Sept. 12–14, 2026Released Sept. 17, 2026	1,000 likely votersmargin of error ±3	Jocelyn Benson D 49% John James R 42%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Text-to-web (voter file) plus online panel

Outlet	Rating	As of	Source
Inside Elections	Tilt Democrat	Oct. 15, 2026	Source (opens Inside Elections’s own page)

Tally: 1 Lean D. A count of these outlets’ published ratings, not our rating.

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