2025 Detroit mayoral election

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2025 Detroit mayoral election
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  2021 November 4, 2025 (2025-11-04)2029 
 
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan

Incumbent Mayor

Mike Duggan
Democratic



The 2025 Detroit mayoral election will be held November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor Mike Duggan was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term, but announced on November 13, 2024 that he would not do so. [1]

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