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City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
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| 2021 Detroit elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 20, 2021 |
| Primary election: August 3, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, city council, clerk, board of police commissioners, community advisory council |
| Total seats up: 27 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Detroit, Michigan, held general elections for mayor, city council, clerk, board of police commissioners, and community advisory council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for August 3, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was April 20, 2021.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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City clerk
General election
General election for Detroit City Clerk
Incumbent Janice Winfrey defeated Denzel McCampbell in the general election for Detroit City Clerk on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janice Winfrey (Nonpartisan) | 71.2 | 64,364 |
 | Denzel McCampbell (Nonpartisan)  | 28.6 | 25,834 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 252 | ||
| Total votes: 90,450 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Clerk
The following candidates ran in the primary for Detroit City Clerk on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janice Winfrey (Nonpartisan) | 70.4 | 48,118 |
| ✔ | | Denzel McCampbell (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 10,434 |
 | Beverly Kindle-Walker (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 6,953 | |
 | Michael Ri'chard (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 2,362 | |
 | Kinda Makini Anderson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 265 | |
 | Articia Bomer (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 68,357 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffery Robinson (Nonpartisan)
City council
District 4 member Andre Spivey, District 6 member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, and at-large member Brenda Jones did not file for re-election in 2021. Gabe Leland resigned his District 7 seat on May 3, 2021.
Detroit City Council general election (November 2, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large (2 seats) |
Janee Ayers (i) Nicole Small  Mary Waters Coleman Young II |
| District 1 |
James Tate (i) Krystal Larsosa |
| District 2 |
Roy McCalister Jr. (i)Angela Calloway |
| District 3 |
Scott Benson (i) |
| District 4 |
Michael Elrick Latisha Johnson |
| District 5 |
Mary Sheffield (i) |
| District 6 |
Hector Santiago Gabriela Santiago-Romero |
| District 7 |
Fred Durhal III Regina Ross |
Board of police commissioners
Darryl Brown (District 1), Shirley Burch (District 3), and William Davis (District 7) did not file for re-election in 2021.
Since no official candidates qualified for District 1 and District 7, the seats were filled by write-in candidates on the November 2, 2021, general election ballot.
Detroit Board of Police Commissioners general election (November 2, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Joshua Engle (Write-in)Bryan Ferguson (Write-in) Clement Lett (Write-in) Tamara Smith (Write-in) Dennis Talbert (Write-in) |
| District 2 |
Linda Bernard (i) Lavish T. Williams |
| District 3 |
Cedric Banks |
| District 4 |
Willie Bell (i) Scott Boman |
| District 5 |
Willie Burton (i) |
| District 6 |
Lisa Carter (i) Landis Spencer |
| District 7 |
Christopher Currie (Write-in)Ricardo Moore (Write-in) Robert Olive (Write-in) Victoria Shah (Write-in) |
Detroit Board of Police Commissioners primary election (August 3, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | This primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
| District 2 |
Linda Bernard* (i)Lavish T. Williams* |
| District 3 |
Cedric Banks* Did not make the ballot: |
| District 4 |
Willie Bell* (i)Scott Boman* |
| District 5 |
Willie Burton* (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| District 6 |
Lisa Carter* (i)Landis Spencer* |
| District 7 | This primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
Community advisory council
Five seats were on the ballot in 2021 in both District 4 and 7 of the community advisory council.[1] Since not enough candidates filed in each district, the remaining seats on the council were filled by write-in candidates on the November 2, 2021, general election ballot.
Note: Michigan law requires write-in candidates to file paperwork in order to have their votes tallied.[2]
District 4
General election
General election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 4 (5 seats)
Dennis Bryant, Jocelyn Fitzpatrick-Harris, Adrian Green, and Rose Jones won election in the general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Bryant (Nonpartisan) | 93.9 | 8,479 | |
| ✔ | Jocelyn Fitzpatrick-Harris (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.8 | 70 | |
| ✔ |  | Adrian Green (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 28 |
| ✔ | Rose Jones (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 28 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.7 | 429 | ||
| Total votes: 9,034 | |||
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District 7
General election
General election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 7 (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 7 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bobbi Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 59.2 | 7,552 | |
| ✔ | Clinton Topp (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 4,757 | |
| ✔ | Donald Riley (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 15 | |
| ✔ | Theresa Williams (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 8 | |
| ✔ | Dujuan Kennedy (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 7 | |
 | Byron Brooks (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 7 | |
| Reginald Mitchell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Rhonda Adams (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 404 | ||
| Total votes: 12,762 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Michigan elections, 2021
August 3, 2021
- Michigan state legislative special elections, 2021
- City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
- Mayoral election in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
- Detroit, Michigan, Proposal P, Revised City Charter (August 2021)
November 2, 2021
- Michigan state legislative special elections, 2021
- City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
- Mayoral election in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
- Detroit, Michigan, Proposal E, Decriminalization of Entheogenic Plants Measure (November 2021)
- Detroit, Michigan, Proposal R, City Reparations Committee Advisory Question (November 2021)
- Detroit, Michigan, Proposal S, Allow Ballot Initiatives to Appropriate City Funds Amendment (November 2021)
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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.[3]
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. | ||
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