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Sam Robinson and Malachi Barrett join Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben on MichMash
  • MichMash
  • Politics, Government & Finance

MichMash: After mayoral win, is Sheffield the second most powerful Democrat in Michigan?

Hernz Laguerre November 7, 2025

Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield had a historic win on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to be elected Mayor of Detroit. In...

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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield joins The Metro live at WDET Studios, July 16, 2025.
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: The pressures of being a first

Sam Corey, The Metro November 5, 2025

For the first time, a woman is mayor-elect for the City of Detroit. Mary Sheffield is a 38-year old Black...

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Detroit 2025 Election Results
  • Elections

2025 Municipal Election Results: Detroit

WDET Digital Team November 4, 2025

Detroiters are voting for mayor, city council, city council at-large seats, city clerk and board of police commissioners.Many eyes are...

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A "vote here" sign outside a polling place.
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit on Election Day

Associated Press October 29, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit voters will choose a new mayor Tuesday in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Polls show Sheffield in the lead for Detroit’s next mayor

Jerome Vaughn October 22, 2025

Detroit’s candidates for mayor are in their final weeks of campaigning.  And a new poll shows voters are making up their minds.  ...

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Michigan Chronicle Executive Editor Jeremy Allen speaks with WDET News Director Jerome Vaughn at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
  • Elections
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Michigan Chronicle Editor on mayoral election

Jerome Vaughn October 16, 2025

Detroit’s candidates for mayor are in the final weeks of their respective campaigns.  City Council President Mary Sheffield and the...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Mayoral debate this Wednesday

Nargis Rahman October 13, 2025

Detroit’s mayoral candidates have their only scheduled debate this week. The Reverand Solomon Kinloch faces City Council President Mary Sheffield...

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Ronald Ferguson is a resident in Detroit's District 6.
  • Citizen Vox
  • Elections
  • News

District 6 resident says he’s voting for Kinloch, he hasn’t seen enough from Sheffield

Bre'Anna Tinsley October 7, 2025

In just a few weeks, Detroit residents will take to the polls and pick the city’s next mayor. The candidates...

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Mary Sheffield announces mayor bid
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Duggan endorses Sheffield for mayor

Jerome Vaughn August 20, 2025

Duggan Endorses Sheffield  Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has endorsed City Council President Mary Sheffield in her run to become Detroit’s...

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Russ McNamara speaks with Zach Gorchow on MichMash
  • Elections
  • MichMash
  • Politics, Government & Finance

MichMash: Detroit mayoral primary results; Michigan Public Service Commission shake-up

Hernz Laguerre August 8, 2025

The 2025 Detroit primary election has concluded, and now we have a two-person sprint to November's general election to determine...

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A "Vote Here" sign outside a voting location in Michigan on Election Day 2023.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • Elections

Detroit Evening Report: Early voting open for Detroit primary

Jerome Vaughn July 29, 2025

Early voting underway in Detroit's primary electionEarly voting is underway in Detroit's primary election. Voters can use an absentee ballot...

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Detroit mayoral candidate and businessman Joel Haashiim joins The Metro at WDET Studios, June 17, 2025.
  • Elections
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim says manufacturing can create more affordable housing in Detroit

Pat Batcheller July 29, 2025

Detroit's mayoral candidates agree the city needs more affordable housing but have different ideas to solve the problem. Retired businessman Joel...

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