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Detroit's Open Mayoral Race Enters Final Week With Sheffield Holding Clear Edge

Early ballots have topped 45,000 ahead of Detroit choosing Mike Duggan's successor.

A lawn sign and banner are pictured on display outside a campaign office for Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, on Detroit's west side. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
A campaign sign for Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch is seen on St. Martins Ave. in Detroit's Oak Grove neighborhood, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
Michigan residents begin in-person voting early on Feb. 17, 2024.

Overview

  • Voters will decide on Nov. 4 between City Council President Mary Sheffield and Triumph Church pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr. in the city's first open-seat mayoral contest in 12 years.
  • A WDIV/Detroit News poll conducted Oct. 16–18 found 52.2% definitely for Sheffield and 12.7% probably for her versus 9.5% definitely for Kinloch and 4.6% probably for him.
  • Campaign finance reports through Oct. 19 show Sheffield spending over $1.8 million with about $772,000 cash on hand, compared with Kinloch's roughly $160,000 spent and under $11,000 remaining.
  • The winner will inherit a city with budget surpluses, lower violent crime and two years of population growth, yet persistent gaps in affordable housing and racial economic disparities.
  • Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Michigan allows same-day voter registration, and the Associated Press will call the race only once a comeback is mathematically implausible, with recounts available by request.