Perry Johnson unloaded $32,908,084 of his own money on his unsuccessful 2026 gubernatorial primary bid, according to the campaign's post-primary finance report due today, making it the most expensive self-funded gubernatorial primary campaign in modern Michigan history.

Five petition circulators whose names appeared in a 2024 Bureau of Elections memo identifying petition sheets with “clear indications of fraud” also circulated petitions for Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson's this year, according to information shared with MIRS.

The Perry Johnson campaign filed a lawsuit Wednesday against gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) and his campaign, alleging election law violations for not making it clear that James is a gubernatorial candidate, and not the governor.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson will urge viewers as part of a $3 million advertising buy to change the channel during halftime of Sunday's Super Bowl to the “Turning Point All American Halftime Show” instead of the NFL's official Bad Bunny halftime show.