The 2017 Detroit mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the

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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

. It was the first mayoral election for the city since it emerged from state control under Michigan's emergency manager law. Incumbent

Mike Duggan Michael Edward Duggan (born July 15, 1958) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician serving as the 75th mayor of Detroit, Michigan since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Duggan previously served as the Wayne County Prosecutor ...

won re-election to a second term. The Mayor of Detroit is elected on a

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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. As of August 2017, half of the remaining eight candidates are ex-felons.

Candidates

Declared

*Articia M. Bomer, document specialist *Edward Dean, youth mentor *

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Mayor *Curtis Christopher Greene, author, activist, and minister *Donna Marie Pitts *Danetta L. Simpson *

Coleman Young II Coleman Alexander Young II (born October 18, 1982) 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, ...

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and son of former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young *Ken Snapp, student, mentor and activist (youngest candidate) *Ingrid LaFleur, write-in candidate,

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*William Noakes, write-in candidate, attorney, preacher, business executive, professor *Myya Jones, write-in candidate; 22 year old Michigan State University graduate

Withdrawn

*Anita Belle, President of the Reparations Labor Union, substitute teacher, and political activist *Angelo S. Brown (did not file enough valid petition signatures) *Jeffrey Robinson, principal and pastor *Brenda K. Sanders, former judge and candidate for mayor in

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*Eric Williams, lawyer

Declined

* Benny N. Napoleon, Wayne County Sheriff and candidate for mayor of Detroit in

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Results

Mayoral primary election, August 8

Mayoral general election, November 7

References

External links

Duggan for DetroitLaFleur For MayorNoakes For Mayor

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