Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum Announces Run for Michigan Secretary of State

Democrat Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum Running for Secretary of State

Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORK PODCAST: May 22, 2025 ~ Yesterday, Ingham County Clerk, Barb Byrum, joined the race for Michigan secretary of state. She joins Kevin Dietz to discuss her nearly two decades of experience in public service and her campaign to replace fellow Democrat SOS Jocylen Benson, who is running for governor. 760 WJR TOP NEWS STORIES: Democrat Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum Running for Secretary of State Powerful DeV…

Ingham County Clerk first to announce run for Secretary Of State in 2026

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum is running for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State. Byrum is 47 and previously served in the state House, and her mother Dianne is a former state Representative and Senator and currently serves on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. She has set a $30,000 fundraising goal for Friday. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson cannot run again due to term limits and is seek…

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum announces run for Michigan secretary of state

Byrum is the second candidate to announce a run to replace Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is term-limited and cannot seek reelection in 2026.

Ingham County clerk joins secretary of state race

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum talks about Proposal 2 in Lansing, Jan. 24, 2023 | Ward BeardStory updated at 9:15 a.m.  Barb Byrum will seek the Michigan Democratic Party nomination for secretary of state in 2026, she announced Wednesday. As Ingham County Clerk for the last decade, Byrum has overseen 40 elections and several recounts. She made a name for herself nationally in 2014 when the Obergefell v. Hodges case – which eventually legalized s…

Democrat Barb Byrum launches campaign to become Michigan Secretary of State

Barb Byrum will enter the race to become Michigan's top elections official, having overseen voting in Ingham County since being elected clerk in 2012.

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum running to be Michigan's secretary of state

Barb Byrum's entrance into the secretary of state race adds a well-known name in Democratic politics.