Will Jocelyn Benson take at least 60% of the vote in Michigan's Democratic primary for governor on August 4?
50% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 2 predictions cast.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson won the Democratic primary for governor on August 4, 2026, with unofficial results showing her taking roughly 84-85% of the vote against Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, who took about 14-15%, comfortably clearing the 60% threshold in the question. The Associated Press called the race for Benson at 9 p.m. on election night, and her campaign said she received more votes than any candidate in a statewide Michigan primary in state history.
Benson entered the race with high name recognition from two terms as secretary of state and had led Swanson by wide margins in pre-primary polling, which foreshadowed the lopsided result. She now advances to the general election to seek to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The two community votes on this question split evenly at 50% communityYesPct, but the actual result was decisively in Benson's favor above the 60% mark, meaning the yes side of that split proved correct.