Former President Barack Obama is expected to visit Michigan for a rally in Detroit this week to support the state's Democratic candidates up and down the ticket.

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer and running mate Garlin Gilchrist II and congressional candidates Matt Longjohn, Gretchen Driskell, Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens will all be in attendance, according to the Michigan Democratic Party.

Obama will be joined by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who currently chairs the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.

"We are thrilled to welcome President Obama back to Michigan, and again thank him for his steadfast work as president to save the American auto industry, the lifeblood of our state's economy," Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon said in a statement. "The stakes have never been higher -- healthcare is on the line, along with clean water, voting rights, and our very democracy itself with the chance to end gerrymandering on the ballot."

The rally will likely be held in the late afternoon or early evening Friday in Detroit, according to a Democratic source.

Obama won the state of Michigan during both of his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, and campaigned in the state in 2016 for then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The planned visit comes roughly a week after U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Michigan for an Ann Arbor rally with Whitmer.

On the Republican side, Lara Trump has several planned Michigan stops around the state for Republican statewide and Congressional candidates, and both Donald Trump Jr. and Vice President Mike Pence have campaigned on behalf of Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James.

This story was updated at 10:15 a.m. to include comments from the Michigan Democratic Party.