Democratic Sen. Gary Peters won’t run for re-election in Michigan in 2026, creating a pivotal open Senate seat in one of the ...

Gary Peters of Michigan ... you do your whole life.” Peters’ unexpected exit adds pressure to Democrats, who are already facing a challenging 2026 Senate map. The party is defending ...

They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024. And Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...

Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters will not seek re-election to a third term when his current one expires in January ...

Gary Peters ... against Peters in 2020 and Stabenow in 2018. He found success in the House in 2022 and secured his reelection in 2024 after a second competitive campaign for the district in ...

LANSING, Mich. — (AP) — Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats' Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a ...