City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city.

Detroit voters will choose a new mayor Tuesday in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years.

Detroit mayoral candidate Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. is pushing back against a new poll that shows City Council President Mary Sheffield holding a commanding lead in the race.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan endorsed City Council President Mary Sheffield on Tuesday in her bid to become the city’s next mayor, throwing significant political weight behind her campaign against Pastor Solomon Kinloch of Triumph Church.

Detroit resident Debbie Allen was deeply involved in the recent mayoral primary, volunteering for Todd Perkins’ campaign. Now that Perkins is out of the race, Allen’s vote is up for grabs.

Here’s where you’ll find the 2025 Detroit Primary Election results for mayor.

The race for Detroit’s next mayor is set to pit a longtime City Council member against a popular pastor, after council President Mary Sheffield and megachurch leader Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary.

Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates will appear on the ballot in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years.

Reverend Solomon Kinloch Jr. has secured a major endorsement from the United Auto Workers in Detroit’s mayoral race.