Pete Buttigieg is looking into a potential Senate run in 2026 in Michigan, which was won by President Donald Trump in 2024.

The decision by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters not to run for a third term set off a political earthquake, igniting buzz about who could get into the race.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is eyeing a potential bid to represent Michigan in the US Senate after Democrat Gary Peters announced Tuesday he would not seek a third term, leaving open one of the most competitive seats in the 2026 cycle.

I have not always been the biggest fan of Pete “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg. I thought the way he conducted his 2020 presidential primary campaign was craven. He made his name in a shrewd way, sure, but at the expense of pushing the party away from the kinds of populist ideas it now regrets not embracing.

Buttigieg, who was mayor of South Bend, Indiana, moved to his husband Chasten’s home state of Michigan in 2020 after losing to President Biden in the Democratic primary that same year.

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving Congress at the end of his second term and opening up a highly competitive battleground Senate seat.

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Pete Buttigieg, former US Secretary of Transportation and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, may reportedly consider a potential Senate run in Michigan in 2026, following Senator Gary Peters' announcement that he will not seek re-election.

Former Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg presided over countless setbacks and catastrophic initiatives.

Michigan is facing a new Senate battle as Gary Peters has announced that he won’t seek re-election in 2026. The 66 year-old Democrat made the announcement on Tuesday. Democrats have held both of the state’s Senate seats since 2001.

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