Mike Duggan

Mike Duggan is the Mayor of Detroit in Michigan. He assumed office on January 1, 2014. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Duggan (independent) is running for election for Governor of Michigan. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Mayoral elections in Detroit are nonpartisan. Media outlets reported in Duggan's prior mayoral elections that he was affiliated with the Democratic Party.^[1]^[2]

On December 4, 2024, Duggan announced that he was running as an independent for governor of Michigan in 2026.^[3]

Duggan was the first white mayor elected in Detroit, a majority-minority city, since 1969.^[4]

Biography

Duggan graduated from the University of Michigan, earning a bachelor's degree in 1980 and a J.D. in 1983. After law school, he worked for a law firm in Detroit for three years. He then served as assistant corporation counsel for Wayne County for one year before becoming deputy county executive in 1987. He served as deputy county executive for 13 years. In 2000, he was elected as Wayne County prosecutor, a position he held from 2001 to 2003. From 2004 to 2012, he was the CEO of Detroit Medical Center. He was first elected mayor of Detroit in 2013.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Elections

2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Michigan

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jocelyn Benson (D)
		Garlin Gilchrist II (D)
		Marni Sawicki (D)
	Submit photo	Chris Swanson (D)
		Mike Cox (R)
		Joyce Gipson (R)
		Anthony Hudson (R)
		John James (R)
		Tom Leonard (R)
		Aric Nesbitt (R)
		Evan Space (R)
	Submit photo	Karla Wagner (R)
		Mike Duggan (Independent)

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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2025

See also: Mayoral election in Detroit, Michigan (2025)

Mike Duggan did not file to run for re-election.

2021

General election

General election for Mayor of Detroit

Incumbent Mike Duggan defeated Anthony Adams and Cheryl Webb in the general election for Mayor of Detroit on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Duggan (Nonpartisan)	75.3	69,353
	Anthony Adams (Nonpartisan)	24.3	22,384
	Cheryl Webb (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	24
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	384

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,145
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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 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Duggan (Nonpartisan)	72.4	50,853
✔		Anthony Adams (Nonpartisan)	10.0	7,014
		Tom Barrow (Nonpartisan)	6.0	4,237
		Myya Jones (Nonpartisan)	5.0	3,536
	Submit photo	Kiawana Brown (Nonpartisan)	1.9	1,303
		D. Etta Wilcoxon (Nonpartisan)	1.3	894
		Jasahn Larsosa (Nonpartisan)	1.1	797
	Submit photo	Art Tyus (Nonpartisan)	0.9	600
	Submit photo	Danetta Simpson (Nonpartisan)	0.7	476
	Submit photo	Charleta McInnis (Nonpartisan)	0.6	389
		Joel Haashiim (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	3
	Submit photo	Winnie Imbuchi (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	2
		Cheryl Webb (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	2
	Submit photo	Tyrone Perry (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	1
	Submit photo	Jacob Johnson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	1
		Articia Bomer (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Stefany Washington (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Doris Anderson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	William Watson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Jerome Cobb Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Carolyn Huff (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Michael Harris (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	124

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 70,232
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Curtis Greene (Nonpartisan)
Emanuel Shaw (Nonpartisan)

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Detroit, Michigan (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.^[8]

Incumbent Mike Duggan defeated Coleman Young II in the general election for mayor of Detroit.^[9]

Mayor of Detroit, General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Duggan Incumbent	71.64%	72,439
Coleman Young II	27.84%	28,149
Write-in votes	0.53%	532
Total Votes		101,120
Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "2017 November 7th General & Special General Election Official Results," November 7, 2017

The following candidates ran in the primary election for mayor of Detroit.^[10]

Mayor of Detroit, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Duggan Incumbent	67.72%	43,519
Coleman Young II	26.72%	17,170
Donna Pitts	0.82%	528
Edward Dean	0.67%	433
Danetta Simpson	0.66%	422
Curtis Greene	0.48%	307
Angelo Brown	0.35%	228
Articia Bomer	0.31%	201
Write-in votes	2.27%	1,459
Total Votes		64,267
Source: Wayne County Clerk, "2017 Primary Official Results," accessed August 23, 2017

2013

See also: Detroit mayoral election, 2013

General election

Duggan defeated Napoleon in the general election on November 5, 2013.^[11]

Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Mike Duggan	54.9%	74,254
	Nonpartisan	Benny Napoleon	44.7%	60,448
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	0.3%	455
Total Votes				135,157
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections

Primary election

Mike Duggan discusses several issues with Detroit Public TV in June 2013

Duggan moved into the city of Detroit from the suburb of Livonia in 2012. In June 2013, after entering the Detroit mayoral race, Duggan was removed from the ballot, with the court holding that he had not been registered as a Detroit voter for long enough before submitting his petition signatures. He then re-entered the race as a write-in candidate.^[12]^[13]

Duggan, along with Benny Napoleon, qualified to move on to the general election for Mayor of Detroit after the August 6 primary.

Detroit, Michigan Mayoral Primary Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Mike Duggan	51.7%	48,716
	Nonpartisan	Benny Napoleon	30.1%	28,391
	Nonpartisan	Krystal A. Crittendon	5.6%	5,311
	Nonpartisan	Lisa L. Howze	4.9%	4,591
	Nonpartisan	Tom Barrow	3.9%	3,699
	Nonpartisan	All other candidates	3.7%	3,531
Total Votes				94,239
Source: ‘’’Mayor, City of Detroit Election Certification’’’ August 6, 2013. accessed October 14, 2013

Campaign themes

2026

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2021

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Campaign website

Duggan’s campaign website featured the following video:^[14]

Campaign advertisements

Campaign finance summary

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Noteworthy events

Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also: Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

Duggan was mayor of Detroit during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Organized actvitiy began in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday, May 29, 2020, outside of the Detroit Police Department headquarters.^[15] On May 31, Mayor Mike Duggan (D) instituted a curfew.^[15] The national guard was not deployed.

To read more about the death of George Floyd and subsequent events, click [show] to the right.

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers arrested Floyd, a Black man, after receiving a call that he had made a purchase with a counterfeit $20 bill.^[16] Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, a white officer, arrived at the scene and pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck as Floyd laid face-down on the street in handcuffs.^[17] Both the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and an independent autopsy conducted by Floyd's family ruled Floyd's death as a homicide stemming from the incident.^[18] The medical examiner's report, prepared by Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson, said that it was "not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process."^[18] On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in relation to Floyd's death.^[19]

Floyd's death was filmed and shared widely, leading to activity regarding racism, civil rights, and police use of force. The first events took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul on May 26.^[20] An event in Chicago organized by Chance the Rapper and Rev. Michael Pfleger took place the same day, making it the first major city outside of Minneapolis to host an event in response to Floyd's death.^[21]

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Mike Duggan
Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Joe Biden ^source	President of the United States (2024)	Primary	Withdrew in Convention
Joe Biden ^source (D, Working Families Party)	President of the United States (2020)		Won General

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Preceded by -	Mayor of Detroit 2014-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Wayne County Deputy Executive 1987-2000	Succeeded by -

[1] MLive, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces bid for second term," February 4, 2017

[2] AP News, "Mike Duggan announces run for 3rd term as Detroit mayor," December 9, 2020

[3] The Detroit News, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan launches independent campaign for governor of Michigan," December 4, 2024

[4] Newsweek, "Mike Duggan: A White Candidate for (Gasp!) Detroit)," March 5, 2013

[5] Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, "Detroit’s Happy Warrior," accessed January 2, 2022

[6] Mike Duggan 2021 campaign website, "About Mike Duggan," accessed January 2, 2022

[7] Governing, "Detroit Elects Former Hospital CEO as Next Mayor," November 5, 2013

[8] Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid," February 4, 2017

[9] Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017

[10] Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017

[11] MLive, "Mike Duggan projected to win Detroit mayoral election," November 5, 2013

[12] ‘’’Huffington Post’’’ “Mike Duggan, Write-In Candidate, Pulls Comeback in Detroit Mayoral Primary,” August 7, 2013. accessed October 11, 2013

[13] ‘’’Detroit Free Press’’’ “Mike Duggan makes it official -- he’s running for mayor,” February 27, 2013. accessed October 11, 2013

[14] Duggan for Detroit, “Home,” accessed May 26, 2021

[detroit-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Click On Detroit, "3 days of protests in Michigan: Here’s what happened," June 1, 2020

[floyd-16] Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020

[floydnyt-17] The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020

[floyddeath-18] 18.0 ^18.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020

[19] Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021

[20] CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020

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Mike Duggan

Biography

Elections

2026

General election

General election for Governor of Michigan

Endorsements

2025

2021

General election

General election for Mayor of Detroit

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Detroit

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2017

2013

General election

Primary election

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2021

Campaign website

Campaign advertisements

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Noteworthy events

Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

Notable endorsements

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