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Is James or Benson leading governor race? See recent polls

Jocelyn Benson and John James have debated twice as Election Day nears in Michigan.

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Rogers challenges El-Sayed's physician credentials: What we knowEl-Sayed told Crain's Detroit Business in 2018 that there are "a lot of ways that one serves as a physician."

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John James talks data centers, tariffs, Iran war in national interviewCongressman John James, GOP nominee for Michigan governor, appeared on "Face the Nation." He said local control is key in the ongoing concern about data centers.

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How 2020 election looms large in Michigan governor’s raceThe race to lead Michigan has seen John James embrace the lie that President Donald Trump won in 2020 while Jocelyn Benson runs on election record.

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