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共和党意图拿下这个关键州长选举席位
作者：保罗·施坦豪泽 福克斯新闻
密歇根州务卿乔斯林·本森周二在这个至关重要的五大湖摇摆州赢得民主党州长提名，将接替任期届满的州长格蕾琴·惠特默。
据美联社报道，本森在民主党州长初选中击败了杰纳西县警长克里斯·斯旺森。
这位过去八年来担任密歇根州最高选举官员的民主党人，如今将致力于保住州长办公室的民主党控制权，而共和党则意图拿下该席位。
本森将在大选中对决共和党提名候选人约翰·詹姆斯众议员或百万富翁商人佩里·约翰逊，目前两人正在争夺共和党提名。
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民主党籍密歇根州务卿乔斯林·本森正在竞逐这个摇摆州的州长职位，以接替任期届满的州长格蕾琴·惠特默。（比尔·普利亚诺/盖蒂图片社）
本森曾担任韦恩州立大学法学院院长，2018年当选州务卿，并在四年后获得连任。2020年，她因捍卫密歇根州选举系统，反驳唐纳德·特朗普总统关于大选存在大规模选民欺诈、导致其输给前总统乔·拜登（拜登以微弱优势拿下密歇根州）的不实指控而获得全国关注。
本森在竞选州长期间宣扬自己在兰辛的政绩，包括任职期间推动的选举安全与效率提升工作。她的竞选主题围绕捍卫民主、降低家庭生活成本、扩大保障性住房供应、维护生育权利以及改善公共教育展开。
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密歇根州州长格蕾琴·惠特默于2026年2月25日在密歇根州兰辛的州议会大厦发表州情咨文。（德文·安德森-托雷斯/《卡拉马祖公报》 via 美联社）
在密歇根州初选前，本森在筹款和民调方面均大幅领先斯旺森。
斯旺森因2020年夏季全美各地因乔治·弗洛伊德之死引发的抗议活动获得全国关注。当时他卸下防弹衣，与密歇根州弗林特的抗议者一同游行，因其维护了社会稳定而受到称赞。
2024年，斯旺森在芝加哥举行的民主党全国代表大会上发表演讲，公开支持拜登和时任副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯——后者在拜登在与特朗普的辩论表现糟糕退选后，接任民主党总统候选人。
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Michigan’s top election official wins Democratic primary for governor, advances to battleground race
August 4, 2026 9:06pm EDT / Fox News
Republicans aim to flip the seat in the crucial gubernatorial race
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Tuesday captured the Democratic nomination for governor in the crucial Great Lakes battleground state in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Benson defeated Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, The Associated Press reported.
Michigan’s top election official for the past eight years will now work to keep the governor’s office in Democratic Party hands as Republicans aim to flip the seat.
Benson will face off in the general election against either Rep. John James or multi-millionaire businessman Perry Johnson, who are facing off for the GOP nomination.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, is running for governor of the battleground state in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.(Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
A former Wayne State University Law School dean, Benson won election as secretary of state in 2018 and re-election four years later. Benson grabbed national attention in 2020, when she defended Michigan’s election systems and pushed back against President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims that massive voter fraud was to blame for his loss to former President Joe Biden, who narrowly carried Michigan.
Benson touts her track record in Lansing, including election security and efficiency in office, as she runs for governor. And her campaign has focused on protecting democracy, lowering costs for families, expanding affordable housing, defending reproductive rights and improving public education.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers the State of the State address at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 25, 2026.(Devin Anderson-Torrez/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
The secretary of state had a large fundraising and polling advantage over Swanson heading into Michigan’s primary.
Swanson grabbed national attention in the summer of 2020, when protests from coast to coast broke out over the death of George Floyd. Swanson was credited with keeping the peace as he took off his body armor to march with protesters in Flint, Michigan.
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Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson announces his campaign for governor of Michigan in the 2026 election Feb. 6, 2025, at Mott Community College in Flint, Mich.(Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
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Four years later, Swanson spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a vocal supporter of Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris, who replaced Biden as the party’s presidential nominee after he quit the race following a disastrous debate against Trump.
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News