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2021 Detroit mayoral election

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2021 Detroit mayoral election

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Candidate Mike Duggan Anthony Adams
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 69,328 22,373
Percentage 75.6% 24.4%

Precinct results
Duggan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Adams:      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data

Mayor before election

Mike Duggan
Democratic

Elected mayor

Mike Duggan
Democratic

The 2021 Detroit mayoral election occurred on November 2, 2021.

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 3, 2021. The top two finishers (incumbent mayor Mike Duggan and former deputy mayor Anthony Adams) advanced to the general election on November 2, 2021. Duggan won re-election with a decisive 75.6% of the vote.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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Withdrawn or disqualified

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  • Articia Bomer, candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017[4][7]
  • Curtis Greene, author and candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017[3][8][7]
  • Emanuel Shaw[4][7]

Declined

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Primary

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Endorsements

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Mike Duggan
Officeholders
Newspapers
Groups
  • Detroit Regional Chamber PAC[19]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Anthony
Adams
Tom
Barrow
Mike
Duggan
Myya
Jones
Jasahn
Larsosa
Other Undecided
Target-Insyght Archived June 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine May 18–20, 2021 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 15% 2% 64% 1% 2% 2% 15%

Result

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Primary

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2021 Detroit Mayoral primary election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mike Duggan (incumbent) 50,853 74.01
Nonpartisan Anthony Adams 7,014 10.21
Nonpartisan Tom Joe Barrow 4,237 6.17
Nonpartisan Myya Jones 3,536 5.15
Nonpartisan Kiawana Brown 1,303 1.90
Nonpartisan D. Etta Wilcoxon 894 1.30
Nonpartisan Jasahn M. Larsosa 797 1.16
Nonpartisan Art Tyus 600 0.87
Nonpartisan DaNetta L. Simpson 476 0.69
Nonpartisan Charleta U. McInnis 389 0.57
Write-in 133 0.19
Turnout 68,709 13.76

General

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2021 Detroit Mayoral general election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mike Duggan (incumbent) 69,329 75.3
Nonpartisan Anthony Adams 22,374 24.3
Write-in 408 0.4
Turnout 92,111 18.6

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  1. ^ "Detroit Mayoral Election Results". The New York Times. November 2, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Bill Laitner (January 26, 2021). "Anthony Adams, ex-deputy to Kwame Kilpatrick, to run for Detroit mayor". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Christine Ferretti (April 20, 2021). "Perennial candidate Tom Barrow files petitions to join 2021 race for Detroit mayor". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Christine Ferretti (April 20, 2021). "13 candidates file to challenge Duggan in 2021 mayor's race". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Elrick, M. L. (December 9, 2020). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan pitches unity, opportunity in bid for third term". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Lee DeVito (June 15, 2017). "Myya Jones, Detroit's millennial mayoral candidate, now running as a write-in". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Ferretti, Christine. "Detroit Election Commission votes to put charter revision proposal on Aug. 3 ballot". The Detroit News. Gary Miles. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Christine Ferretti; Mike Martindale; Robert Snell (August 2, 2017). "Half of Detroit's 8 mayoral candidates are felons". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Ferretti, Christine (January 30, 2020). "State Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo exploring bid for Detroit mayor in 2021". Detroit News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Frank, Annalise (December 9, 2020). "Duggan announces Detroit re-election run; Gay-Dagnogo still mulling challenge". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Ferretti, Christine (January 28, 2021). "Sharon McPhail considers joining 2021 race for Detroit mayor". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Kiertzner, Jim (July 1, 2019). "Shri Thanedar moves to Detroit, considers run for mayor or other elected position". WXYZ. WXYZ-TV. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Gray, Kathleen (August 24, 2018). "Shri Thanedar won't rule out running for this major political office". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d Coleman, Ken (December 11, 2020). "Progressives split on Duggan reelection bid, as he secures support from all 3 Dem 2018 gov. candidates ⋆ Michigan Advance". Michigan Advance. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  15. ^ DeVito, Lee (December 10, 2020). "Duggan seeks third term in 2021 with an endorsement from an unlikely place". www.metrotimes.com. Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  16. ^ Brandon Champion (December 10, 2020). "Mike Duggan announces run for 3rd term as Detroit mayor". MLive. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Duggan 3.0: In a time of crisis, Detroit's mayor has earned a third term". Detroit Free Press. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "EDITORIAL: Our choice for Detroit mayor". news.yahoo.com. The Detroit News. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  19. ^ Frank, Annalise (February 28, 2021). "Detroit Regional Chamber PAC endorses Duggan for third term". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  20. ^ "Election Results". detroitmi.gov. City of Detroit. 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  21. ^ "Election Summary Report November 2 , 2021 - General Election Wayne County, Michigan UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". Charter County of Wayne Michigan. Wayne County. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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