The 2017 Detroit mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Detroit , Michigan . It was the first mayoral election for the city since it emerged from state control under Michigan's emergency manager law. Incumbent Mike Duggan won re-election to a second term.[1]
2017 Detroit mayoral election
The Mayor of Detroit is elected on a non-partisan basis, where the candidates are not listed by political party. A non-partisan primary election was held on August 8, 2017. The top two finishers advanced to the general election on November 7, 2017.[2]
Half of the eight candidates that were in the race as of August 2017 are ex-felons.[3]
Articia M. Bomer, document specialist[4]
Edward Dean, youth mentor[4]
Mike Duggan , incumbent Mayor[1]
Curtis Christopher Greene, author, activist, and minister[4]
Donna Marie Pitts[4]
Danetta L. Simpson[4]
Coleman Young II , State Senator and son of former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young [2]
Ken Snapp, student, mentor and activist (youngest candidate)[4]
Ingrid LaFleur, write-in candidate, Afrofuturist [5]
William Noakes, write-in candidate, attorney, preacher, business executive, professor[6]
Myya Jones, write-in candidate; 22 year old Michigan State University graduate[citation needed ]
Anita Belle, President of the Reparations Labor Union, substitute teacher, and political activist[7]
Angelo S. Brown (did not file enough valid petition signatures)[7]
Jeffrey Robinson, principal and pastor[7]
Brenda K. Sanders, former judge and candidate for mayor in 2009 [7]
Eric Williams, lawyer[7]
Mayoral primary election, August 8
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Mayoral general election, November 7
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^ a b Guillen, Joe (February 4, 2017). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ a b Zaniewski, Ann (February 19, 2017). "State Sen. Coleman Young II says he's running for Detroit mayor" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ "Half of Detroit's 8 mayoral candidates were felons" . Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f Hicks, Mark; Williams, Candice; Ferretti, Christine (April 25, 2017). "12 join Duggan, Young in push for mayor" . Detroit News .
^ Stafford, Katrease (April 25, 2017). "16 candidates file for Detroit mayor; Virgil Smith bids for council" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
^ "Veteran attorney announces run for Detroit mayor" . BLAC Detroit . March 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
^ a b c d e Stafford, Katrease (May 11, 2017). "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ Helms, Matt (October 8, 2016). "Who will challenge Mike Duggan? Early candidates scarce" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ "City of Detroit Primary Election Results | Detroit, MI - City Clerk" . www.detroitmi.gov. August 18, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
^ "Election Summary Report" (PDF) . Detroit City Clerk's office . November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .