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.