Timothy Smith (Michigan)

Timothy Smith

Republican Party

Candidate, Michigan Secretary of State

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Associate

Muskegon Community College

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Birthplace

Grand Haven, Mich.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Electronics technician

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Timothy Smith (Republican Party) is running for election for Michigan Secretary of State. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Timothy Smith was born in Grand Haven, Michigan. He earned an associate degree from Muskegon Community College. His career experience includes working as an electronics technician.

Elections

2026

See also: Michigan Secretary of State election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Michigan Secretary of State

Barbara Byrum, Aghogho Edevbie, Adam Hollier, and Timothy Smith are running in the general election for Michigan Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Barbara Byrum (D)
		Aghogho Edevbie (D)
		Adam Hollier (D)
		Timothy Smith (R)

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Campaign themes

2026

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Timothy Smith isn’t a career politician – he’s a devoted husband, proud father of two, and a hardworking American who understands what real life looks like for everyday Michigan families.

Timothy works 50 to 60 hours a week at Gentex, an automotive manufacturing company in Zeeland, Michigan. His wife, who immigrated to the United States from Cambodia in 2006, fuels his deep appreciation for the American Dream and his determination to protect it for future generations. Timothy is the proud father of two children, one of whom was born completely deaf and has taught him more about resilience and strength than he could ever have imagined.

Through every challenge, Timothy and his family have leaned on faith, grit, and perseverance. And while Timothy has never lost hope in the promise of America, he’s seen firsthand how the system often fails the very people who work the hardest and ask for the least.

That’s why he’s stepping forward—not for power, but for purpose. Timothy is running for Secretary of State to restore honesty, integrity, and accountability to Michigan government and to ensure every Michigander’s voice is truly heard.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Annual July Voter Roll Audits

  If elected, Timothy Smith will implement mandatory audits of Michigan’s voter registration database every July. These audits will focus on outdated, duplicate, or fraudulent entries, with special attention given to ensuring that deceased individuals are promptly removed.

  By proactively cleaning the rolls each year, Timothy aims to prevent issues before they arise. He believes election integrity should be proactive—not political.
• Timothy plans to create a single source of voter roll data from voter start to voter finish. Timothy believes that by starting at the precinct level, Michigan gets the truest and purest form of vote data. That data will be mirrored to the county and then state level using the same system same platform and same numbers to ensure we have a clean single source of data from voter start to voter finish.
• Immediate Removal of Deceased Voters from the Rolls Timothy believes that once a death certificate is submitted to the county clerk, the individual should be automatically and immediately removed from Michigan’s voter rolls. He sees this as a basic safeguard that would strengthen public confidence in the integrity of elections and reduce the potential for misuse. According to Timothy, the system should reflect the living, active voters of Michigan—nothing more, nothing less.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Timothy believes Michigan deserves a single source of voter roll data with locked voter history records that never change.

He also believes annual voter roll audits are essential to maintain a clean and accurate voter roll year round.

Timothy also believes that by creating a Discovery committee he can investigate how the voting system got so broken and most importantly fix the issue to ensure it never happens again.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Make Michigan election system the most secure in the history of the entire Nation

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

Bring election integrity back to Michigan with clean, accurate, and transparent voter rolls that anyone can easily audit.

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