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Detroit Evening Report: Election results in Detroit, Dearborn, Hamtramck

Jerome Vaughn November 5, 2025

Mary Sheffield will become Detroit’s next mayor.  The City Council President defeated Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr. in Tuesday’s general election by a...

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

Associated Press November 4, 2025

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

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Detroit mayoral candidates poised to make Motor City history

Quinn Klinefelter October 29, 2025

Detroit is preparing for a mayoral election filled with “firsts.” For the first time in a dozen years voters will...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Economic Club hosts mayoral forum

Jerome Vaughn October 29, 2025

There are just a few days left until Detroit’s municipal elections take place.  Early voting began last Saturday.  The two...

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University of Michigan, Outlier Media survey asks residents what they want Detroit’s next mayor to focus on

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 24, 2025

A new survey conducted by the University of Michigan and Outlier Media reveals the top concerns Detroiters would like to...

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Former CEO of THAW and Detroit Mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins.
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Detroit Evening Report: Jenkins endorses Sheffield for mayor

Jerome Vaughn September 10, 2025

Former Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins is endorsing Mary Sheffield for the job.  She expressed her support for Sheffield this...

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Citizen Vox: Voter wants Detroit’s next mayor to address flooding, invest in neighborhoods

Quinn Klinefelter July 22, 2025

Detroit is just a few weeks away from a pivotal primary election that will decide the two final contenders to...

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Eugene Brown II, a resident of Detroit's Brightmoor neighborhood on the city's west side, says honesty and action matters most to him in the city's next leader.
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Citizen Vox: Voter says honesty matters most for Detroit’s next mayor

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 21, 2025

Detroit voters will elect a new mayor this fall. Nine people are running to succeed Mike Duggan, who’s making an...

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Michigan Chronicle Executive Editor Jeremy Allen speaks with WDET News Director Jerome Vaughn at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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DER Weekends: Detroit’s historic Black newspaper is watching city’s mayoral race closely

Jerome Vaughn, Sascha Raiyn July 19, 2025

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET News Director and Detroit Evening Report host Jerome Vaughn...

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Detroit Evening Report: Mayoral candidates vow to find new revenue streams for Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter, Bre'Anna Tinsley July 17, 2025

Most candidates vying to become Detroit's next mayor agree the city's high property tax rates remain a barrier to home...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan shakes hands with a resident at a press conference in Southwest Detroit.
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Citizen Vox: Voter wants next Detroit mayor to ‘put own spin’ on Duggan’s blueprint

Quinn Klinefelter July 17, 2025

Only about one out of every five people in the city of Detroit voted during the last mayoral election.Now a...

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Find your match before primary election day, Aug. 5, 2025.
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The Metro: Outlier’s mayoral candidate quiz helping Detroit voters find their match

Robyn Vincent, Jack Filbrandt, Lauren Myers, The Metro July 17, 2025

Here on The Metro, we’ve been talking to Detroit’s mayoral candidates about how they would lead if elected, and what...

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