Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced his bid for governor this morning, the Grand Rapids Press reported.

Cox joins a couple fellow Republicans already in the race: Rep. Pete Hoekstra and state Sen. Tom George.

Sec. of State Terri Lynn Land and Ann Arbor venture capitalist Rick Snyder are considering running. Other GOP possibilities include Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and businessman David Brandon, according to the Associated Press.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) is term-limited, but Democrats come in with a nice statistic to hold up: President Obama won the state by 16 points. Of course, 2010 is a long ways from 2008.