Crowded field emerges in Michigan’s 2026 secretary of state race

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(The Center Square) – The race for Michigan’s next secretary of state is already a crowded one on both sides of the aisle.

On the Democrat side, Ingham County Clerk Barbara Byrum seems to have the backing of the party establishment. In June, she announced she had received the endorsement of three former Michigan Democratic Party Chairs.

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