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Detroit mayoral election, 2017
The 2017 Detroit mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Detroit . It will be the first mayoral election for the city since it emerged from state control under Michigan's emergency manager law. Incumbent Mike Duggan is seeking a second term.[ 1]
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 will be held on August 8, 2017. The top two finishers will advance 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
Articia M. Bomer, document specialist[ 4]
Edward Dean, youth mentor[ 4]
Mike Duggan , incumbent Mayor[ 1]
Curtis Christopher Greene, author, activist, and minister[ 4]
Donna Marie Pitts[ 4]
Danetta L. Simpson[ 4]
Coleman Young II , State Senator and son of former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young [ 2]
Ken Snapp, student, mentor and activist (youngest candidate)[ 4]
Ingrid LaFleur, write-in candidate, Afrofuturist [ 5]
William Noakes, write-in candidate, attorney, preacher, business executive, professor[ 6]
Myya Jones, write-in candidate; 22 year old Michigan State University graduate [ 7]
Withdrawn
Anita Belle, President of the Reparations Labor Union, substitute teacher, and political activist[ 8]
Angelo S. Brown (did not file enough valid petition signatures)[ 8]
Myya Jones, student at Michigan State University and former intern for Brenda Lawrence [ 8]
Jeffrey Robinson, principal and pastor[ 8]
Brenda K. Sanders, former judge and candidate for mayor in 2009 [ 8]
Eric Williams, lawyer[ 8]
Declined
Primary Results
Mayoral Primary election was held on August, 08, 2017. Results of the primary are as follows:
References
^ a b Guillen, Joe (February 4, 2017). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ a b Zaniewski, Ann (February 19, 2017). "State Sen. Coleman Young II says he's running for Detroit mayor" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ "Half of Detroit's 8 mayoral candidates are felons" . Retrieved Aug 3, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f Hicks, Mark; Williams, Candice; Ferretti, Christine (April 25, 2017). "12 join Duggan, Young in push for mayor" . Detroit News . Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
^ Stafford, Katrease (April 25, 2017). "16 candidates file for Detroit mayor; Virgil Smith bids for council" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
^ "Veteran attorney announces run for Detroit mayor" . BLAC Detroit]] . March 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
^ Template:Https://myydetroit.com/
^ a b c d e f Stafford, Katrease (May 11, 2017). "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ Helms, Matt (October 8, 2016). "Who will challenge Mike Duggan? Early candidates scarce" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ "City of Detroit Primary Election Results | Detroit, MI - City Clerk" . www.detroitmi.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-09 .
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