Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum recently announced the endorsement of three former Michigan Democratic Party chairs in her ...

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.

Her entrance into the secretary of state race adds a well-known name in Democratic politics. She'll compete for the Democratic nomination with Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan's current deputy secretary ...

Before that, she was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012. Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie has also entered the race for the state's top election official.

Byrum is the second candidate to enter the race and faces Michigan Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie, also a Democrat, in the August 2026 primary election ahead of the general election in ...

The 47-year-old already has an opponent. Barb Byrum. (FILE/WLNS) Michigan’s current Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Ederbie announced his candidacy for the post in January. Current Secretary ...

(The Center Square) – Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum recently announced the endorsement of three former Michigan Democratic ... by current Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie.