Jenika-Renee' Whitehead

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Jenika-Renee' Whitehead

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Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 5, 2025

Jenika-Renee' Whitehead ran for election for an at-large seat of the Detroit City Council in Michigan. Whitehead lost as a write-in in the primary on August 5, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Detroit City Council At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Waters, incumbent Coleman Young II, Janee Ayers, and James Harris are running in the general election for Detroit City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Mary Waters (Nonpartisan)
		Coleman Young II (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Janee Ayers (Nonpartisan)
		James Harris (Nonpartisan)

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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
✔	Submit photo	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
	Submit photo	Gary Hunter (Nonpartisan)	2.4	3,471
		Levan Adams (Nonpartisan)	2.3	3,388
	Submit photo	Theodore Dorsette (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	16
	Submit photo	Patricia Hurt (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	2
	Submit photo	Anthony Walker (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	2
	Submit photo	Jenika-Renee' Whitehead (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	1
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	637

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 145,806
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Victoria Collier (Nonpartisan)
• Ramon Jackson (Nonpartisan)

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2025

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