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Detroit 2025 primary election voter guide: Ballot information, candidates running and more

Primary Election Day is on Aug. 5, 2025

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DETROIT – Detroiters will be voting on the city’s next mayor and members of city council in the 2025 election.

Primary election is on Aug. 5, 2025. The general election is on Nov. 4, 2025.

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Here’s everything you need to know for the primary election:

How to register to vote

Not yet registered to vote? You have until 8 p.m. on Aug. 5 to register to vote online or by mail in order to vote in the primary election. You can, however, register to vote in person anytime before the election, and even on Election Day.

If you have a valid Michigan driver’s license or state ID you can use the online form to register to vote, or update your voter registration address in Michigan.

How to find your polling location

You can find your polling location by heading to the Michigan Voter Information Center.

There, you can find a polling location by inputting your voter information.

Early voting

Detroit voters can head to the polls now to vote in the August primary election. Here are the early vote centers in the city:

WCCCD Northwest

  • 8200 W Outer Drive

Northwest Activities Center

  • 18100 Meyers Road

Farwell Recreation Center

  • 2711 E Outer Drive

WCCCD Easter Campus

  • 5901 Conner

Department of Elections

  • 2978 W Grand Boulevard

Clark Park

  • 1130 Clark

City Clerk’s Office

  • 2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 106

Adams Butzel Recreation Complex

  • 10500 Lyndon

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How to track your ballot

To track your ballot for the primary election, head to the Michigan Voter Information Center.

How to view election results

To view the City of Detroit election results for the August 2025 primary election, visit here.

Who’s on the ballot?

Here’s what’s on the ballot for the August 2025 primary election in Detroit:

Mayor

Mary Sheffield

Danetta Simpson

Todd Perkins

Solomon Kinloch

Saunteel Jenkins

Joel Haashiim

Fred Durhal

James Craig

John Barlow

City Council At-Large

Coleman A. Young II

May Waters

Valerie R. Parker

Gary Hunter

Shakira Lynn Hawkins

James Harris

Janee’ L. Ayers

Levan C. Adams

City Council District 2

Helena Scott

Roy McCalister, Jr.

Angela Whitfield Calloway

City Council District 5

Michael Stephen Ri’chard

Renata Miller

Tatjana Jackson

Esther Yvette Haugabook

Michael Hartt

Willie E. Burton

George Adams, Jr.

City Council District 7

Karen Whitsett

Regina Ross

Denzel Anton McCampbell

Bobbi Johnson

Become an election pollworker

Are you interested in becoming an Election Day pollworker? Here’s how.

A precinct inspector must be 18 years of age or older and must be a registered voter in Michigan. Applicants cannot be a challenger, candidate, member of a candidate’s immediate family or a member of the local Board of Canvassers. Anyone convicted of a felony or an election crime cannot serve.


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