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AP Race Call: Mary Sheffield wins Detroit mayor’s race, will be first woman to lead city

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Sheffield won the race for Detroit mayor on Tuesday, defeating Solomon Kinloch Jr. to become the first woman elected to lead the city.

Sheffield, the Detroit City Council president, received more than 50% of the vote in August’s all-party municipal primary. The office is officially nonpartisan.

Sheffield will succeed three-term incumbent Mike Duggan, who did not seek reelection. The Associated Press declared Sheffield the winner at 9:12 p.m. EST.

Mary Sheffield advances in Detroit mayor’s race, opponent not yet decided

DETROIT (AP) — Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s City Council president, has advanced to the November election that will decide who will succeed popular three-term Mayor Mike Duggan, who is not seeking reelection. A field of eight other candidates are still vying to become the second person advancing from Tuesday’s primary to…

August 6, 2025

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit’s mayoral primary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates will appear on the ballot in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years. The top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan primary will advance…

August 1, 2025

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Detroit voters pick 2 candidates from a large field vying to become next mayor

DETROIT (AP) — Voters in Detroit saw a mayoral ballot without Mike Duggan's name on it for the first time since 2012 as they went to the polls Tuesday to narrow the field of nine candidates jockeying to succeed him in the job. The continued growth of the city could…

August 6, 2025

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