American local election
2017 Detroit mayoral election
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
Nonpartisan
Elected Mayor
Mike Duggan
Nonpartisan
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] As of August 2017, half of the remaining eight candidates are ex-felons.[3]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
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 A. 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 ]
Withdrawn [ ]
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]
Declined [ ]
Results [ ]
Mayoral primary election, August 8 [ ]
Detroit Mayoral Primary election 2017 result[9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Mike Duggan (incumbent)
43,535
67.69
Nonpartisan
Coleman A. Young II
17,180
26.71
Nonpartisan
All write-ins
1,476
2.30
Nonpartisan
Donna Marie Pitts
528
0.82
Nonpartisan
Edward D. Dean
433
0.67
Nonpartisan
Danetta L. Simpson
424
0.66
Nonpartisan
Curtis Christopher Greene
307
0.48
Nonpartisan
Angelo Brown
228
0.35
Nonpartisan
Articia Bomer
201
0.31
Mayoral general election, November 7 [ ]
Detroit Mayoral election 2017 result[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Nonpartisan
Mike Duggan (incumbent)
72,450
72.0
Nonpartisan
Coleman A. Young II
28,164
28.0
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b Guillen, Joe (February 4, 2017). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: 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 are felons" . Retrieved Aug 3, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
^ Jump up to: 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 .
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