Overview
- Voters will decide on Nov. 4 between City Council President Mary Sheffield and Triumph Church pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr. in the city's first open-seat mayoral contest in 12 years.
- A WDIV/Detroit News poll conducted Oct. 16–18 found 52.2% definitely for Sheffield and 12.7% probably for her versus 9.5% definitely for Kinloch and 4.6% probably for him.
- Campaign finance reports through Oct. 19 show Sheffield spending over $1.8 million with about $772,000 cash on hand, compared with Kinloch's roughly $160,000 spent and under $11,000 remaining.
- The winner will inherit a city with budget surpluses, lower violent crime and two years of population growth, yet persistent gaps in affordable housing and racial economic disparities.
- Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Michigan allows same-day voter registration, and the Associated Press will call the race only once a comeback is mathematically implausible, with recounts available by request.