Mike Duggan
2014 - Present
2026
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Mike Duggan (b. July 15, 1958) is the mayor of Detroit. He was sworn into office on January 1, 2014.[1] Duggan defeated Benny Napoleon in the nonpartisan mayoral election held on November 5, 2013.[2] Duggan won a new term in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Duggan was the first white mayor elected in Detroit, a majority-minority city, since 1969.[3]
Before serving as mayor, his professional experience included working as CEO of Detroit Medical Center, Wayne County prosecutor, and deputy Wayne County executive.
Career
- 2004-2012: President & CEO, Detroit Medical Center[4][5]
- 2001-2003: Wayne County Prosecutor
- 1987-2000: Deputy Wayne County Executive[4]
- 1985-1986: Assistant Corporation Counsel for Wayne County[6]
Elections
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.[7]
Incumbent Mike Duggan defeated Coleman Young II in the general election for mayor of Detroit.[8]
| 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.[9]
| 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.[10]
| 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.[11][12]
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 | ||||
Noteworthy events
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
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.[13] On May 31, Mayor Mike Duggan (D) instituted a curfew.[13] The national guard was not deployed.
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Mike Duggan sworn in as mayor of Detroit," January 1, 2014
- ↑ MLive, "Mike Duggan projected to win Detroit mayoral election," November 5, 2013
- ↑ Newsweek, "Mike Duggan: A White Candidate for (Gasp!) Detroit)," March 5, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ‘’’Duggan for Detroit’’ About Mike. accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ ‘’’Detroit Free Press’’’ “Mike Duggan to step down as DMC chief in pursuit of Detroit mayoral bid,” November 8, 2012. accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ ‘’’Detroit News’’’ “Tough medicine: DMC's comeback is latest success for Duggan” July 27, 2007. accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017
- ↑ MLive, "Mike Duggan projected to win Detroit mayoral election," November 5, 2013
- ↑ ‘’’Huffington Post’’’ “Mike Duggan, Write-In Candidate, Pulls Comeback in Detroit Mayoral Primary,” August 7, 2013. accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ ‘’’Detroit Free Press’’’ “Mike Duggan makes it official -- he’s running for mayor,” February 27, 2013. accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Click On Detroit, "3 days of protests in Michigan: Here’s what happened," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
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