9 candidates are on the ballot as Detroit holds its 1st open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years

(4 Aug 2025)
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Detroit – 24 July 2025
1. A People Mover train passes by the Spirit of Detroit statue downtown
2. Various of a letter installation that spells out “Detroit” along Interstate 94

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Rochester, Michigan – 24 July 2025
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Mathew, Oakland University professor:
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“So, this is the first round of the Detroit mayoral election, and you have nine candidates running. Two of them will advance to the next round. … And I see the top tier as having six candidates. Three of them are insiders and three are outsiders. The three insiders are the Detroit City Council president, Mary Sheffield; a former Detroit City Council president, Saunteel Jenkins; and a City Council member, Fred Durhal. … The three outsiders are former police Chief James Craig; a pastor, Solomon Kinloch; and a defense attorney, Todd Perkins.”

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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 8 July 2024
4. City Council President Mary Sheffield at a news conference

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Detroit – 24 July 2025
5. Former City Council President Saunteel Jenkins walks to the stage at a Detroit mayor candidates’ forum
6. City Council member Fred Durhal at the candidates’ forum

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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 10 May 2021
7. Police Chief James Craig at a news conference at which he announces his retirement

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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 14 September 2021
8. Craig speaks during a kickoff event for his Michigan gubernatorial campaign

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Detroit – 24 July 2025
9. Attorney Todd Perkins speaks at the mayoral candidates’ forum

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Rochester, Michigan – 24 July 2025
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Mathew, Oakland University professor:
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“So, Mike Duggan has been the mayor for the last 12 years. And he chose not to run for reelection this time, and instead he’s running as an independent in the Michigan governor’s election in 2026.”

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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 8 July 2024
11. Mayor Mike Duggan and others arrive at the site of a news conference

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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 10 May 2021
12. The city logo

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ARCHIVE: Romulus, Michigan – 7 August 2024
13. Duggan concludes his remarks and begins to leave the stage to applause at the site of a Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign rally

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Detroit – 24 July 2025
14. Businessman Joel Haashiim speaks at the candidates’ forum
15. Jenkins listens during the forum

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Rochester, Michigan – 24 July 2025
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Mathew, Oakland University professor:
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“Duggan’s been a popular mayor. And so, most of the candidates are running on the platform of extending Duggan’s success in the city. They’re not really running against him.”

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Detroit – 24 July 2025
17. Businessman Jonathan Barlow speaks at the candidates’ forum

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Rochester, Michigan – 24 July 2025
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Mathew, Oakland University professor:
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“Detroit has an open mayoral election, so all candidates from all parties run in the same primary, and the top two, regardless of party, will advance to the next round.”

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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 1 June 2020
19. Sheffield speaks at a rally about racial injustice

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ARCHIVE: Detroit – 10 May 2021
20. Craig at the retirement news conference

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Rochester, Michigan – 24 July 2025
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Mathew, Oakland University professor:
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Detroit – 24 July 2025

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