Overview
- Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, with news outlets set to report results after polls close and no winner declared yet.
- Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey estimates overall turnout at 18–23% and says about 60,000 ballots were cast early or absentee.
- Sheffield entered Election Day with a strong advantage from a majority primary win, a fundraising lead, and endorsements from outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan and former rivals.
- Kinloch, a longtime pastor of Triumph Church, campaigned on tackling poverty and homelessness with proposals such as a baby-bonds program and broader neighborhood investment.
- Transit reliability, affordable housing, and public safety top voter concerns, and any recount would have to be requested and paid for by a candidate under Michigan rules.