2026 Michigan Secretary of State election
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.
Democratic convention
Candidates
Declared
- Barbara Byrum, Ingham County clerk and former state representative from the 67th district
- Garlin Gilchrist, lieutenant governor of Michigan '
- Adam Hollier, former state senator from the 2nd district and candidate for Michigan's 13th congressional district in 2022 and 2024 '
- Suzanna Shkreli, former Michigan lottery commissioner and nominee for in 2016
Withdrawn
- Aghogho Edevbie, deputy secretary of state ''''
Declined
- Jeremy Moss, president pro tempore of the Michigan Senate from the 7th district ''''
Republican convention
Candidates
Declared
- Anthony Forlini, Macomb County clerk
- Amanda Love, Clarkston Community Schools trustee
- Monica Yatooma, strategic partnerships director
Filed paperwork
- Timothy Smith