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City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2022)
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| 2022 Detroit elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 19, 2022 |
| General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Community advisory council (special) |
| Total seats up: 6 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Detroit, Michigan, held a special general election and a regular general election for community advisory council District 4 on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline passed on April 19, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 4
General election
Special general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 4
Scott Boman won election in the special general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Boman (Nonpartisan)  | 96.9 | 12,966 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 419 | ||
| Total votes: 13,385 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 5 (5 seats)
J. Gregory Love, Byron Osbern, Robbi Sellers, Katherine Richardson, and Lynn Wiggins won election in the general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Gregory Love (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 13,131 | |
| ✔ | Byron Osbern (Nonpartisan) | 41.3 | 10,032 | |
| ✔ | Robbi Sellers (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 152 | |
| ✔ | Katherine Richardson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.6 | 135 | |
| ✔ | Lynn Wiggins (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.5 | 125 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 708 | ||
| Total votes: 24,283 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Michigan elections, 2022
March 1, 2022
May 3, 2022
August 2, 2022
- Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
- Wayne County, Michigan, Proposition J, Millage Renewal Measure (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan Attorney General election, 2022
- Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Michigan Secretary of State election, 2022
- Michigan State Board of Education election, 2022
- Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022
- Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Michigan Proposal 1, Legislative Term Limits and Financial Disclosure Amendment (2022)
- Michigan Proposal 2, Voting Policies in Constitution Amendment (2022)
- Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2022)
- Michigan Repeal of Emergency Powers of Governor Act Initiative (2022)
- Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan, elections (2022)
- Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
- Wayne County, Michigan, Property Tax Renewal for Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) Measure (November 2022)
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About the city
- See also: Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is a city in Wayne County, Michigan. As of 2020, its population was 639,111.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Detroit uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Detroit, Michigan | ||
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| Detroit | Michigan | |
| Population | 639,111 | 10,077,331 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 138 | 56,609 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 14.4% | 77.6% |
| Black/African American | 77.1% | 13.6% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.3% |
| Multiple | 2.4% | 3.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.7% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 81.9% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 16.4% | 30% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $32,498 | $59,234 |
| Persons below poverty level | 33.2% | 13.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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