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James Harris (Michigan city council candidate)
James Harris ran for election for an at-large seat of the Detroit City Council in Michigan. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Waters (Nonpartisan) | 36.1 | 71,034 |
| ✔ |  | Coleman Young II (Nonpartisan) | 33.4 | 65,846 |
| Janee Ayers (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 38,531 | ||
 | James Harris (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 20,667 | |
| Earl O'Neal Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 16 | ||
 | Lucious Conway (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 12 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 787 | ||
| Total votes: 196,893 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Detroit City Council At-large on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Waters (Nonpartisan) | 32.8 | 47,845 |
| ✔ | | Coleman Young II (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 46,751 |
| ✔ | Janee Ayers (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 20,051 | |
| ✔ | | James Harris (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 10,649 |
 | Shakira Lynn Hawkins (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 8,694 | |
 | Valerie Parker (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 4,299 | |
| Gary Hunter (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 3,471 | ||
 | Levan Adams (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 3,388 | |
| Theodore Dorsette (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 16 | ||
| Patricia Hurt (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Anthony Walker (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Jenika-Renee' Whitehead (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 637 | ||
| Total votes: 145,806 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Victoria Collier (Nonpartisan)
- Ramon Jackson (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Harris in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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James Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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