2017 Detroit mayoral election

2017 Detroit mayoral election

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Candidate Mike Duggan Coleman Young II
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 72,450 28,164
Percentage 72.0% 28.0%

Mayor before election

Mike Duggan
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Mike Duggan
Democratic

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]

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]

  1. ^ Guillen, Joe (February 4, 2017). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Zaniewski, Ann (February 19, 2017). "State Sen. Coleman Young II says he's running for Detroit mayor". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

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