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Detroit, Michigan city council elections, 2013

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2013 Detroit elections
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Election dates
Primary election: August 6, 2013
General election: November 5, 2013
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, city council
Total seats up: 10 (click here for the mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
See also: Detroit, Michigan mayoral election, 2013

All nine seats on the city council for Detroit, Michigan were up for election in 2013. Prior to 2013, all city council seats were elected at-large. A ballot initiative in 2009 changed that. Starting in 2013, seven city council members would be elected by district, and two city council members would be elected at-large. The measure was approved with support of 73.35 percent of voters. The elections are not staggered, so all members of the council are up for election every four years.[1]

The mayor and city council were stripped of most of their power when Governor Rick Snyder appointed Kevyn Orr as the city's Emergency Manager in March 2013. Orr removed Council President Charles Pugh from his position in June 2013 after Pugh stopped showing up to council meetings. Two other City Council members, Kwame Kenyatta and Gary Brown, resigned in June, reducing the number of sitting members on the City Council to six. Orr directed the Council to leave the vacant seats empty until the fall 2013 election, as long as the smaller city council meetings could still make quorum, the minimum attendance requirement in order to hold a meeting.[2][3]

The primary election took place on August 6, 2013. The top two vote getters per district and the top four vote getters for at-large positions moved on to the general election on November 5.

General election

The following are the results of the November 5, 2013 general election.[4]

City Council of Detroit, Michigan - At-large, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSaunteel Jenkins Incumbent 34.4% 76,948
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Jones Incumbent 34.4% 76,986
     Nonpartisan David Bullock 17.4% 39,001
     Nonpartisan Roy McCalister, Jr. 13.3% 29,868
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.4% 990
Total Votes 223,793
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections


City Council of Detroit, Michigan - District 1, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJames Tate Incumbent 68.2% 15,615
     Nonpartisan Wanda Jan Hill 31.4% 7,191
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.4% 81
Total Votes 22,887
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections


City Council of Detroit, Michigan - District 2, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Cushingberry, Jr. 52.9% 13,259
     Nonpartisan Richard J. Bowers, Jr. 46.4% 11,642
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.7% 185
Total Votes 25,086
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections


City Council of Detroit, Michigan - District 3, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngScott Benson 63.4% 8,887
     Nonpartisan Francine Adams 36.2% 5,067
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.4% 61
Total Votes 14,015
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections


City Council of Detroit, Michigan - District 4, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAndre Spivey Incumbent 53.7% 8,391
     Nonpartisan Bettie Cook Scott 45.8% 7,164
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.5% 82
Total Votes 15,637
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections


City Council of Detroit, Michigan - District 5, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMary Sheffield 53% 10,729
     Nonpartisan Adam Hollier 46.5% 9,411
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.4% 85
Total Votes 20,225
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections


City Council of Detroit, Michigan - District 6, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRaquel Castaneda-Lopez 56.2% 6,707
     Nonpartisan Isaac Robinson 43.2% 5,155
     Nonpartisan Write-in 0.6% 76
Total Votes 11,938
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections


City Council of Detroit, Michigan - District 7, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGabe Leland 49.1% 8,431
     Nonpartisan John K. Bennet 48.8% 8,381
     Nonpartisan Write-in 2.1% 357
Total Votes 17,169
Source: City of Detroit Department of Elections

Primary election

The August 6 primary determined which candidates would appear on the November 5, 2013 ballot. Of the six sitting members of the Detroit City Council, four ran for re-election in the primary: Saunteel Jenkins, Andre Spivey, Brenda Jones, and James Tate. All four moved on to the general election; Jenkins, Spivey, and Tate won their respective primaries, while Jones finished second behind Jenkins.

At-large

The top four vote-getters moved on, as two at-large positions were to be filled in the November 5, 2013 general election.

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, At-large, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSaunteel Jenkins 34.2% 51,971
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Jones 30% 45,594
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bullock 10.4% 15,746
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRoy McCalister, Jr. 8.8% 13,414
     Nonpartisan Monica Lewis-Patrick 6.4% 9,775
     Nonpartisan Angles Lisa Hunt 3.6% 5,523
     Nonpartisan Cedric Banks 3.5% 5,325
     Nonpartisan Jessica Rayford-Clark 3% 4,516
     Nonpartisan All other candidates 0% 67
Total Votes 151,931
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

District 1

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, District 1, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJames Tate 59.9% 9,349
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngWanda Jan Hill 12.8% 2,001
     Nonpartisan Darryl Brown 10.4% 1,617
     Nonpartisan Laura Goodspeed 5.6% 868
     Nonpartisan James Kyle Beeler 5.4% 849
     Nonpartisan Osei Bomnai 4.4% 690
     Nonpartisan Ulice Sherman 1.2% 187
     Nonpartisan Other candidates 0.3% 46
Total Votes 15,607
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

District 2

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, District 2, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Cushingberry, Jr. 27.6% 4,678
     Nonpartisan Leslie Love 16.5% 2,798
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bowers Jr. 17% 2,890
     Nonpartisan Derrick Muhammad 10.7% 1,822
     Nonpartisan Ken Scott 8.3% 1,412
     Nonpartisan Carron Pinkins 8.2% 1,392
     Nonpartisan Barbara Herard 4.5% 764
     Nonpartisan Terrance Burney 3.9% 666
     Nonpartisan Hollie Tugwell 1.5% 259
     Nonpartisan Ervin Bassett 1.5% 257
Total Votes 16,974
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

District 3

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, District 3, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngScott Benson 36.2% 3,229
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngFrancine Adams 16% 1,425
     Nonpartisan Eugene Slappy 13.4% 1,196
     Nonpartisan Russ Bellant 12.5% 1,114
     Nonpartisan Wanda Redmond 10.4% 928
     Nonpartisan Dorthea Thomas 9% 801
     Nonpartisan Myron Cash Benford 2.4% 215
Total Votes 8,908
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

District 4

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, District 4, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAndre Spivey 38% 4,028
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBettie Cook Scott 22.2% 2,353
     Nonpartisan Bernard Parker 19% 2,010
     Nonpartisan Khalil Ligon 15.8% 1,672
     Nonpartisan Jessie Lee Fennie 3.1% 326
     Nonpartisan Albert Aaron 1.9% 201
Total Votes 10,590
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

District 5

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, District 5, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Hollier 29.8% 4,248
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMary Sheffield 29.4% 4,192
     Nonpartisan Mary Waters 21% 2,990
     Nonpartisan Brian White 16.4% 2,339
     Nonpartisan DaNetta Simpson 3.4% 480
     Nonpartisan Other candidates 0% 5
Total Votes 14,254
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

District 6

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, District 6, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRaquel Castaneda-Lopez 30.6% 2,613
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngIsaac Robinson 26.3% 2,246
     Nonpartisan Vince Keenan 18.7% 1,598
     Nonpartisan Tyrone Carter 17.8% 1,521
     Nonpartisan Davonte Sherard 3.9% 329
     Nonpartisan Nina Fawaz 2.7% 231
Total Votes 8,538
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

District 7

Detroit, Michigan City Council Primary, District 7, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGabe Leland 34.5% 3,896
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJohn J. Bennett 23.3% 2,626
     Nonpartisan Regina Ross 22.8% 2,576
     Nonpartisan Dustin Campbell 15.3% 1,731
     Nonpartisan Robb Bennett 3.5% 392
     Nonpartisan Other candidates 0.6% 71
Total Votes 11,292
Source: City of Detroit Elections Center

About Detroit

According to the 2012 U.S. Census estimate, Detroit is the 18th largest city with a population of 701,475.[5] The city operates under a mayor-council form of government. The mayor's salary is set at $158,559.[6] As of July 2013, Detroit had a 16% unemployment rate, while the state of Michigan had an unemployment rate of 8.8% and the national unemployment rate was 7.4%.[7][8]

See also

External links

Additional reading

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Citizens Research Council of Michigan, "Detroit Ballot Issues - Proposal D: Election of Detroit City Council Members," accessed October 15, 2013
  2. ↑ NBC News, "Its relevance reduced, Detroit council picks new leaders," July 9, 2013
  3. ↑ Huffington Post, "Charles Pugh, Detroit City Council President, Stripped Of Title, Salary By Kevyn Orr," June 26, 2013
  4. ↑ City of Detroit, "Department of Elections: November 5, 2013 Results"
  5. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2012 Population Estimates"
  6. ↑ Morning Sun News, "Detroit mayor, city council retain salaries," March 26, 2013
  7. ↑ Washington Post, "Amid Detroit bankruptcy, residents grapple with poverty and unemployment," July 19, 2013
  8. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, "Historical Unemployment Statistics," accessed October 18, 2013
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