Mary Sheffield (Michigan)
Mary Sheffield is the Mayor of Detroit in Michigan. She assumed office on January 1, 2026. Her current term ends on January 1, 2030.
Sheffield ran for election for Mayor of Detroit in Michigan. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
While mayoral elections in Detroit are nonpartisan, Sheffield is a Democrat.[1][2]
Biography
Sheffield was born in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University and a master's degree from Central Michigan University.[3]Her professional experience includes working as a financial aid advisor and international program coordinator for the Wayne County Community College District, a program specialist in the Wayne County Jails, and an ordained minister.[4] [3] In November 2013, Sheffield was the youngest person ever elected to the Detroit City Council.[4] In January 2022, members of the Detroit City Council elected Sheffield City Council President.[5]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of Detroit
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Detroit on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Sheffield (Nonpartisan) | 77.0 | 88,285 |
 | Solomon Kinloch (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 25,748 | |
| Rogelio Landin (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Delores Scott (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Angelo Brown (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Langston Burke (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Jamelle Sims (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Jeremy Conn (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 601 | ||
| Total votes: 114,642 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Detroit
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Detroit on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Sheffield (Nonpartisan) | 50.7 | 43,597 |
| ✔ | | Solomon Kinloch (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 14,900 |
 | Saunteel Jenkins (Nonpartisan) | 16.0 | 13,738 | |
| Todd Perkins (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 4,603 | ||
 | James Craig (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 4,458 | |
 | Fred Durhal III (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 2,902 | |
 | Jonathan Barlow (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 707 | |
| Danetta Simpson (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 538 | ||
 | Joel Haashiim (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 349 | |
| Arnold Boyd (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 42 | ||
| Rogelio Landin (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Kristopher Carter (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Joyce Jennings-Fells (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Oneita Jackson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Angelo Brown (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Winnie Imbuchi (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Jeremy Conn (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Lucinda Darrah (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Jonny Myles (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Lakeita Norwood-Brown (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Doris Anderson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 169 | ||
| Total votes: 86,020 | |||
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Endorsements
2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council District 5
Incumbent Mary Sheffield won election in the general election for Detroit City Council District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Sheffield (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 12,789 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 187 | ||
| Total votes: 12,976 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mary Sheffield advanced from the primary for Detroit City Council District 5.
2017
The city of Detroit, Michigan, held elections for mayor, city council, city clerk, and the Detroit Board of Police Commisisoners on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 25, 2017.[6]
Incumbent Mary Sheffield defeated Jewel Ware in the general election for District 5 on the Detroit City Council.[7]
| Detroit City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Sheffield Incumbent |
63.61% | 10,283 |
| Jewel Ware | 35.84% | 5,794 |
| Write-in votes | 0.55% | 89 |
| Total Votes | 16,166 | |
| Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "2017 November 7th General & Special General Election Official Results," November 7, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mary Sheffield did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Mary Sheffield did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ PBS, "Mary Sheffield wins Detroit mayoral election," November 4, 2025
- ↑ The Hill, "Detroit voters elect Mary Sheffield as first woman to serve as mayor," November 5, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Mary Sheffield," accessed November 11, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 City of Detroit, "Mary Sheffield," accessed June 16, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Regional Chamber, "Chamber Applauds Detroit City Council on Selection of Mary Sheffield as New President," January 5, 2022
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid," February 4, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mike Duggan |
Mayor of Detroit 2026-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Detroit City Council District 5 2014-2026 |
Succeeded by Renata Miller |
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