City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city.
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4, 2025, in Detroit. A sign for Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch is displayed as a voter drops off their ballot at a drop box in Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. People wait to cast their ballot at the Horatio Williams Foundation in downtown Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. A photo of Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch is displayed during an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield arrives before speaking at an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. An attendee reacts during an election night watch party for Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. Attendees react during an election night watch party for Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. Wanda Jones, left, and grandson Camari Edwards, 11, attend an election night watch party for Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield speaks to media before an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. People wait to cast their ballot at the Horatio Williams Foundation in downtown Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield speaks before an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch speaks during an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. Detroit mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch greets attendees during an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. People wait to cast their ballot at the Horatio Williams Foundation in downtown Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Canvassers talk to voters on their way to vote outside the Horatio Williams Foundation in downtown Detroit, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield speaks to media before an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit. – City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city.that he would not seek reelection. Duggan is running for Michigan governor as an independent to replace term-limited Democrat Gretchen Whitmer.and took office in January 2014. Under his watch, Detroit has dramatically improved city services, including shorter police response times, public lighting and blight elimination. Its population also has grown following decades of losses. Earlier this year, the U.S. Census estimated Detroit’s population at 645,705 — a gain of 12,487 residents since a May 2024 estimate, according to the city. The figure included nearly 6,800 new residents in 2024 and nearly 5,700 undercounted by the census in 2021-2023, Duggan’s office said.finishing with the most votes in the city’s non-partisan August primary Sheffield first was elected to the City Council in 2013 at age 26 and has been council president since 2022. Her father, Horace Sheffield III, is an activist and pastor of New Destiny Christian Fellowship church. Duggan endorsed her, calling Sheffield “the most qualified person, the best prepared to be the next mayor.” Sheffield has said that focusing on educating Detroit’s children, and continuing to improve public safety and life in the neighborhoods will be among her priorities if elected mayor. “My commitment, Detroit, is to build on the foundation that has been laid working with Mayor Duggan and our council ... by expanding opportunities, strengthening our neighborhoods and making sure that Detroit’s progress reaches every block and every family of this city,” Sheffield said alongside Duggan at a September campaign event. Kinloch conceded the election in a short speech to his supporters Tuesday night. He reiterated what he said throughout the campaign that all of Detroit has to share in the city’s revival.Kinloch also said he hopes the campaign shows people they need to stay involved in their city government and repeated his campaign themes of pushing for more action on affordable housing, crime and support for neighborhoods across Detroit. “This city’s in trouble and we need you to stand up and step up more now than ever before,” he urged supporters. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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