Michigan Republicans have joined to push for federal oversight in Michigan’s primary and general elections in 2026. Last week, 22 Republican legislators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting the U.

Republican legislators ask Attorney General Bondi for monitors, noting controversies involving Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

Michigan lawmakers asked the Trump administration for “comprehensive oversight” of the state’s elections. Such intervention could be new and uncharted territory.

The federal government reopened with bipartisan support, while Michigan lawmakers voted along party lines, and a group of Republican lawmakers asked the U.S. Department of Justice to oversee the

Twenty-one Republican legislators in Michigan have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting the U.S. Department of Justice oversee the state's primary and general elections next year.

Senate Republican leader Aric Nesbitt and 21 Republican legislators made the request in a letter sent Thursday to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, citing “inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest” as Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the state’s chief elections official, is also on the ballot for governor.

Benson responded to the subpoena with a legal filing Monday, claiming the Michigan Department of State was not denying requests by the Republican-backed lawsuit.

The letter signed by 22 Republican state legislators cites Benson's name on the ballot as creating an "unavoidable conflict of interest."