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2026 Michigan Secretary of State election
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The 2026 Michigan Secretary of State election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third term. Instead, Benson is running for Governor. The major-party nominees will be decided by state party conventions.
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Democratic convention
Candidates
Declared
- Barbara Byrum, Ingham County clerk (2013–present) and former state representative from the 67th district (2007–2012)[1]
- Aghogho Edevbie, deputy secretary of state (2023–present)[2]
- Adam Hollier, former state senator from the 2nd district (2018–2022) and candidate for Michigan's 13th congressional district in 2022 and 2024 (previously ran for Michigan's 13th congressional district)[3]
Declined
- Jeremy Moss, state senator (2019–present)[2] (running for U.S. House)[4]
Endorsements
Barbara Byrum
- State legislators
- Dianne Byrum, former minority leader of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 67th district (2003–2006) (candidate's mother)[5]
- Kara Hope, state representative from the 74th District (2019–present)[5]
- Jeff Irwin, state senator from the 15th District (2019–present)[5]
- Tullio Liberati Jr., state representative from the 2nd district (2021–present)[6]
- Laurie Pohutsky, state representative from the 17th District (2019–present)[5]
- Will Snyder, state representative from the 87th District (2023–present)[5]
- Penelope Tsernoglou, state representative from the 75th District (2023–present)[5]
- 12 other former state representatives[5][6]
- Local officials
- Richard LeBlanc, Westland city clerk (2016–present)[7]
- 12 county clerks[7]
- Party officials
- Lavora Barnes, former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party (2019–2025)[8]
- Mark Brewer, former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party (1995–2013)[8]
- Lon Johnson, former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party (2013–2015)[8]
- Labor unions
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951[9]
Aghogho Edevbie
- State legislators
- Jimmie Wilson Jr., state representative from the 32nd district (2023–present)[10]
- Stephanie Young, state representative from the 16th district (2021–present)[10]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
Adam Hollier
- State legislators
- Peter Herzberg, state representative from the 25th district (2024–present)[13]
- Joe Tate, state representative from the 9th district (2019–present) and former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives (2023–2025)[13]
- Local officials
- David Coulter, Oakland County Executive (2019–present)[13]
Fundraising
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Republican convention
Candidates
Declared
- Anthony Forlini, Macomb County clerk (2020–present)[15]
- Monica Yatooma, strategic partnerships director[16]
Filed paperwork
- Amanda Love, Clarkston Community Schools trustee[16]
- Timothy Smith[16]
Fundraising
Endorsements
Anthony Forlini
- Statewide officials
- Candice Miller, Macomb County Public Works Commissioner (2017–present), former Michigan Secretary of State (1995–2003), and former U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district (2003–2016)[15]
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General election
Predictions
See also
Notes
References
External links
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