Detroit Election Winners: Duggan Cruises To Second Term

DETROIT, MI – Mayor Mike Duggan has won a second term, unofficial election night totals show. The mayor, who campaigned on the progress he's made transitioning the Motor City from bankruptcy and into one with a redeveloped downtown, had a hefty lead over his challenger Coleman Young II late on Election Night.

Unofficial Wayne County Board of Election results show Duggan had 71 percent of the vote, and leading Young, 72450 to 28164.

In his campaign, Duggan promised to continue the redevelopment of the city's downtown, and expand that growth into the city's neighborhood. Meanwhile, challenger Young, the son of the city's first African-American Mayor Coleman Young, says Duggan hasn't done enough for all of the city's people and wants more attention on the city's neighborhoods.

In a concession speech, Young told his supporters that he started a movement for all of Detroit's people, according to a report by the Detroit News.

"The campaign might be over but the passion and values are eternal," he said to cheers from supporters. "We are the voice for the voiceless. We are the hope for the hopeless."

Meanwhile at the Duggan victory party, the mayor said it's time for unity in Detroit.

"I hope that this is the year where we put us-versus-them politics behind us forever because we believe in a one Detroit for all of us."

In the city council races, early unofficial returns show that incumbent city council members retained their seats. In the one race with two council newcomers, former police officer Roy McCalister Jr. was edging leading former state Sen. Virgil Smith for the District 2 seat, 11,945 to 7,627. In other races, unofficial results show:

City Council, at-large – Top two voter-getters win seats
Janee' L. Ayers – Incumbent: 46,035
Brenda Jones – Incumbent: 68,217
Beverly Kindle-Walker: 13,864
Mary Waters:31,292

City Clerk

Garlin D. Gilchrist II: 45,980
Janice M. Winfrey – Incumbent: 47,928

District 1

City Council
Tamara Smith: 5,062
James E. Tate – Incumbent: 12,606
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District 2
City Council
Roy McCalister Jr.: 11,945
Virgil Smith: 7,627
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District 3
City Council
Russ Bellant: 3,592
Scott Benson – Incumbent: 6,227
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District 4
City Council
Latisha Johnson: 4,800
Andre L. Spivey – Incumbent: 6,562
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District 5
City Council
Mary Sheffield – Incumbent: 9,748
Jewel Ware: 5,506
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District 6
City Council
Tyrone Carter: 4,384
Raquel Castaneda-Lopez – Incumbent: 4,944
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District 7
Gabe Leland – Incumbent: 6,918
Regina Ross: 5,406