Detroit voters narrowed the field of 16 candidates down to two for the vacant seat on the Detroit City Council in Tuesday's primary election.

Former City Council president Gil Hill received the most votes and will face off against radio host JoAnn Watson, Local 4 reported. A special election to select a winner will be held April 29.

Jai Lee Dearing, who reportedly spent the most on his campaign, came in third place.

Local 4 Political Analyst Mario Morrow spoke on Local First News Wednesday morning about the winners of the primary election.

"I think this election actually starts all over right now," Morrow said.

When asked about Hill's name recognition being a factor in the election, Morrow said he believes it is going to be a feisty campaign. He believes Watson will demand debates with Hill.

"Joanne Watson is no stranger to Detroit," Morrow said. "She's very active and has been for a long time in the community."

Morrow said Watson is the former executive director of the NAACP and is very much involved in the church community.

"She is going to call Gil Hill and say 'Let's do this and let's do it right,' and Gil Hill is going to have to answer that call," Morrow said.

The City Council seat was left vacant with the death of councilwoman Brenda Scott.

Scott, 47, died Sept. 2, 2002, just three days after undergoing a popular stomach-reduction procedure in a Port Huron hospital. Scott died from an infection in her stomach lining, according to the medical examiner's autopsy.