Trump-endorsed Rep. John James wins Michigan GOP primary for governor

President Donald Trump's kingmaker status in Republican primaries was on the line Tuesday in Michigan's GOP gubernatorial nomination showdown – and the president passed the test. Republican Rep. John James, a two-time U.S. Senate nominee in the crucial Great Lakes battleground state who was endorsed by Trump in late June, topped multimillionaire businessman Perry Johnson to win the GOP primary, The Associated Press reported. The West Point graduate and Army Ranger who served multiple combat tours as an Apache helicopter pilot in the Iraq War will face off in a high-stakes and expensive general election battle with two-term Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Democrats' gubernatorial nominee, in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB James preached party unity in his victory speech. "The primary is over now. We come together.