Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her eighth and final State of the State address on Wednesday night in the state Capitol.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) gave her final State of the State address on Wednesday night, focusing on her bipartisan achievements on issues such as education, housing, and healthcare. Whitmer stuck to the 2026 Democratic playbook by honing in on kitchen-table affordability issues,

Governor Whitmer has delivered her final State of the State address. She focused on literacy, housing and health care with a noted bipartisan tone.

One of the topics Whitmer covered with TV6 involved the future of health care in the Upper Peninsula.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her final State of the State address Wednesday night. (February 26, 2026)

In a sit-down interview, Governor Gretchen Whitmer discussed her priorities for her final year in office, including improving the reading ability of kids, data centers and tariffs.

A night after Trump called his opponents "crazy," Democratic governor spoke out against “endless division” and credited Republican lawmakers by name.

The deadline for Democrats and Republicans to file to seek the governor's office is 15 Tuesdays before the August primary election (April 21, 2026) and for candidates filing without party affiliation, it’s 110 days before the November election (July 16, 2026).