2025 Dearborn Heights mayoral election

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2025 Dearborn Heights mayoral election
November 4, 2025
 
CandidateMo BaydounDenise Malinowski-Maxwell
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Incumbent Mayor

Bill Bazzi
Nonpartisan



The 2025 Dearborn Heights mayoral election will take place on November 4, 2025, following a primary on August 5, 2025. Incumbent Mayor Bill Bazzi was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, [1] and is not seeking re-election. In the primary election, City Council President Mo Baydoun placed first, winning 58 percent of the vote. He advanced to the general election with City Councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell, who placed second with 27 percent of the vote. [2]

Contents

Primary election

Candidates

Declined

Endorsements

Lena Arzouni
Local officials
  • Bill Bazzi, incumbent mayor of Dearborn Heights (2021–present) [6]
Mo Baydoun
State legislators
Local officials
  • Hassan Ahmad, at-large (2021–present) city council vice president (2023–present) [3]
  • Azzam Elder, former Deputy Wayne County Executive (2006–2011) [7]
  • Danielle Elzayat, Crestwood High School trustee (2020–present) [7]
  • Phil Hall, Dearborn Heights battalion fire chief (2021–present) [7]
  • Lisa Hicks-Clayton, Dearborn Heights Treasurer (2020–present) and former city councilor (2011–2020) [7]
  • Ray Muscat, former city councilor (2015–2023) [7]
  • Hassan Saab, at-large city councilor (2023–present) [3]
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

Primary election results (unofficial) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Mo Baydoun 4,163 58.49%
Nonpartisan Denise Malinowski Maxwell 1,913 26.88%
Nonpartisan Lena Arzouni5517.74%
Nonpartisan Hussein Anani4736.65%
Write-in 170.24%
Total votes7,117 100.00%

General election

Advanced to the general

References

  1. 1 2 Warikoo, Niraj (March 11, 2025). "Donald Trump picks Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi as ambassador to Tunisia". Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Cardi, Julia (August 5, 2025). "Livonia voters reject $150M bond; Dearborn Heights mayoral hopefuls advance". The Detroit News . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tareq, Adam (February 21, 2025). "Dearborn Heights City Council President Mo Baydoun announces his candidacy for mayor". The Arab American News. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ Gasorski, Briana (July 2, 2025). "Denise Malinowski-Maxwell makes second bid for mayor: Dearborn Heights is the place I call home". The Arab American News. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Four-way showdown in August for Dearborn Heights mayoral race as Bill Bazzi prepares for diplomatic post". The Arab American News. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Cardi, Julia (August 1, 2025). "Voters look to whittle fields for Wayne Co. races, including Dearborn Heights mayor". The Detroit News . Retrieved September 5, 2025. Lena Arzouni, a businesswoman, is running with the endorsement of Bazzi.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Jaafar, Zeina (April 4, 2025). "Mo Baydoun kicks off Dearborn Heights mayoral campaign". The Arab American News. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dearborn Heights Police Associations Endorse Mo Baydoun for Mayor". Dearborn News. May 16, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ Dearborn Heights Fire Fighters [@dearborn.heightsfirefighters] (May 1, 2025). "ENDORSEMENT ALERT: Dearborn Heights Professional Firefighters Union Local 1355 proudly endorses @moformayor_ in his campaign for Mayor of Dearborn Heights" . Retrieved September 5, 2025– via Facebook.
  10. ↑ "MICHIGAN: City of Dearborn Heights". United Auto Workers Endorsements. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Delos Reyes, Jessica (July 29, 2025). "NALAF Endorses 23 Candidates Across State And Local Races". New American Leaders Action Fund. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Unofficial - City Primary & Special Election - August 5, 2025". Wayne County Clerk. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.

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