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City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
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| 2025 Detroit elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 22, 2025 July 25, 2025 (primary write-in) October 24, 2025 (general write-in) |
| Primary election: August 5, 2025 General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city clerk, city council, board of police commissioners, and community advisory council |
| Total seats up: 33 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Detroit, Michigan, is holding general elections for mayor, city clerk, city council, board of police commissioners, and community advisory council on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for August 5, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was April 22, 2025, and the withdrawal deadline was April 25, 2025. The write-in candidate filing deadline for the primary was July 25, 2025, and the write-in candidate filing deadline for the general election is October 24, 2025.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2025:
City clerk
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Detroit City Clerk
Incumbent Janice Winfrey is running in the general election for Detroit City Clerk on November 4, 2025.
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Janice Winfrey advanced from the primary for Detroit City Clerk.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Articia Bomer (Nonpartisan)
City council
Detroit City Council general election (November 4, 2025) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large (2 seats) |
Mary Waters (i) Coleman Young II (i) Janee Ayers James Harris |
| District 1 |
James Tate (i) |
| District 2 |
Angela Calloway (i) Roy McCalister Jr. |
| District 3 |
Scott Benson (i) Cranstana Anderson |
| District 4 |
Latisha Johnson (i) |
| District 5 |
Willie Burton Renata Miller |
| District 6 |
Gabriela Santiago-Romero (i) Tyrone Carter |
| District 7 |
Denzel McCampbell Karen Whitsett |
Board of police commissioners
Detroit Board of Police Commissioners general election (November 4, 2025) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Henrietta Ivey (Write-in) |
| District 2 |
Lavish T. Williams |
| District 3 | |
| District 4 |
Scott Boman |
| District 5 |
Teron Haynes (Write-in) E'yandra Otis (Write-in) |
| District 6 |
Lisa Carter (i) Garrett Burton |
| District 7 |
Victoria Camille |
Detroit Board of Police Commissioners primary election (August 5, 2025) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | This primary was canceled. |
| District 2 |
 Lavish T. Williams* Did not make the ballot: |
| District 3 | This primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
| District 4 |
Scott Boman* Did not make the ballot: |
| District 5 | This primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
| District 6 |
Lisa Carter* (i)Garrett Burton* Did not make the ballot: |
| District 7 |
Victoria Camille* |
Community advisory council
District 4
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
District 5
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary was canceled.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dorian Ballard (Nonpartisan)
- Katherine Richardson (Nonpartisan)
District 7
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Michigan elections, 2025
August 5, 2025
November 4, 2025
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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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