2026 governor
Michigan governor average
Benson vs. James. Benson leads by 6.6 points in the OnPoint average of 24 public polls, weighted by recency, sample size, voter screen and pollster grade.
Voter sample
Average over time
Each dot is one pollSpreadMargin over time
Trend lines
LOWESS, each poll counts onceAll polls
24 of 24| OnPoint average | Oct 5, 2026 | 24 polls | 49.4 | 42.8 | Benson+6.6 |
| Guidant Polling for Public First ActionNR | Oct 5, 26 | 600LV | 50 | 45 | Benson+5.0 |
| YouGovC | Oct 4, 26 | 3,949LV | 48 | 45 | Benson+3.0 |
| Mitchell Research for CBS DetroitB+ | Oct 1, 26 | 682LV | 46 | 39 | Benson+7.0 |
| Z to A Research for Rust Belt Rising (D)NR | Oct 1, 26 | 483RV | 50 | 40 | Benson+10.0 |
| Fox News/Beacon Research and Shaw & CompanyA++ | Sep 28, 26 | 1,028LV | 54 | 45 | Benson+9.0 |
| NPR/MaristC | Sep 27, 26 | 1,200RV | 53 | 41 | Benson+12.0 |
| co/efficient (R)C+ | Sep 23, 26 | 843LV | 47 | 44 | Benson+3.0 |
| New York Times/Siena UniversityNR | Sep 22, 26 | 605LV | 48 | 43 | Benson+5.0 |
| Cygnal (R)/Beacon Research (D)C+ | Sep 21, 26 | 600LV | 45 | 38 | Benson+7.0 |
| SSRSNR | Sep 6, 26 | 843LV | 50 | 41 | Benson+9.0 |
| Glengariff GroupC+ | Sep 3, 26 | 600LV | 47 | 43 | Benson+4.0 |
| EPIC-MRANR | Aug 28, 26 | 600LV | 47 | 43 | Benson+4.0 |
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