Detroit mayoral election, 2017

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Detroit mayoral election, 2017
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Candidate Mike Duggan Coleman Young II
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote72,450 28,164
Percentage72.0% 28.0%
Mayor before election

Mike Duggan
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Mike Duggan
Nonpartisan

The 2017 Detroit mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Detroit. It was the first mayoral election for the city since it emerged from state control under Michigan's emergency manager law. Incumbent Mike Duggan won re-election to a second term. [1]

Detroit Largest city in Michigan

Detroit is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest United States city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art, architecture and design.

Mike Duggan American politician

Michael Edward Duggan is an American politician and businessman. He was elected the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 2013, receiving national attention in part for being the first white mayor of the majority-black city since the early 1970s, when Detroit's population still had a white majority.

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The Mayor of Detroit is elected on a non-partisan basis, where the candidates are not listed by political party. A non-partisan primary election was held on August 8, 2017. The top two finishers advanced to the general election on November 7, 2017. [2] As of August 2017, half of the remaining eight candidates are ex-felons. [3]

Candidates

Declared

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Coleman Young II American poiltician

Coleman Young II is a former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, who represented the 1st District, which includes the municipalities of Ecorse, Gibraltar, River Rouge, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, Wyandotte and a portion of Detroit. He served as the vice chair of the Local Government and Elections Committee, General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee, Licensing And Regulatory Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee and Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. Young also sat on the Appropriations Committee and Insurance Committee. He previously served as the vice chair of the Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee and Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee, as well as having previously served on the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Education Committee and Energy and Technology Committee. From 2011 to 2014, Young served as the Senate Assistant Minority Caucus Chair and also served as the Senate Assistant Minority Floor Leader.

Michigan Senate

The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. State of Michigan. Along with the House of Representatives, it composes the Michigan Legislature. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The primary purpose of the Legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws.

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Wayne County, Michigan County in the United States

Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2017, the United States Census estimated its population as 1,753,616 making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States. The county seat is Detroit, the largest and most populous city in Michigan and 18th-most populous city in the United States. The county was founded in 1796 and organized in 1815.

Results

Mayoral primary election, August 8

Detroit Mayoral Primary election 2017 result [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Mike Duggan(Incumbent)43,53567.69
Nonpartisan Coleman A. Young II17,18026.71
Nonpartisan All Write-Ins 1,476 2.30
Nonpartisan Donna Marie Pitts 528 0.82
Nonpartisan Edward D. Dean 433 0.67
Nonpartisan Danetta L. Simpson 424 0.66
Nonpartisan Curtis Christopher Greene 307 0.48
Nonpartisan Angelo Brown 228 0.35
Nonpartisan Articia Bomer 201 0.31

Mayoral general election, November 7

Detroit Mayoral election 2017 result [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Mike Duggan (Incumbent)72,45072.0
Nonpartisan Coleman A. Young II 28,16428.0

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References

  1. 1 2 Guillen, Joe (February 4, 2017). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Zaniewski, Ann (February 19, 2017). "State Sen. Coleman Young II says he's running for Detroit mayor". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Half of Detroit's 8 mayoral candidates are felons" . Retrieved Aug 3, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hicks, Mark; Williams, Candice; Ferretti, Christine (April 25, 2017). Detroit News .Missing or empty |title= (help);
  5. ↑ Stafford, Katrease (April 25, 2017). "16 candidates file for Detroit mayor; Virgil Smith bids for council". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Veteran attorney announces run for Detroit mayor". BLAC Detroit]]. March 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ {{https://myydetroit.com/}}
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Stafford, Katrease (May 11, 2017). "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ Helms, Matt (October 8, 2016). "Who will challenge Mike Duggan? Early candidates scarce". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "City of Detroit Primary Election Results | Detroit, MI - City Clerk". www.detroitmi.gov. August 18, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Detroit City Clerk's office. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
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