Colonel William A. Phillips

The 2021 Detroit mayoral election occurred on November 2, 2021.

The Mayor of Detroit is elected on a non-partisan basis, where the candidates are not listed by political party. A non-partisan primary election was held on August 3, 2021. The top two finishers (incumbent mayor Mike Duggan and former deputy mayor Anthony Adams) advanced to the general election on November 2, 2021. Duggan won re-election with a decisive 75.6% of the vote.^[1]

Candidates

Declared

Anthony Adams, former deputy mayor under Kwame Kilpatrick and former president of the Detroit school board^[2]
Tom Barrow, businessman and candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 1985, 1989, 2009 and 2013^[3]
Kiawana Brown^[4]
Mike Duggan, incumbent mayor^[5]
Myya Jones, write-in candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017^[3]^[6]
Jasahn Larsosa^[4]
Charleta McInnis^[4]
Danetta Simpson, candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017^[4]
Arthur Tyus^[4]
D. Etta Wilcoxon^[4]
Cheryl Webb

Withdrawn or disqualified

Articia Bomer, candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017^[4]^[7]
Curtis Greene, author and candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017^[3]^[8]^[7]
Emanuel Shaw^[4]^[7]

Declined

Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, state representative^[9]^[10]
Sharon McPhail, former city councillor, former general counsel to former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and candidate for mayor in 1993 and 2005^[11]
Shri Thanedar, state representative and candidate for governor in 2018^[12]^[13]^[14]

Primary

Endorsements

Mike Duggan

Officeholders

Abdul El-Sayed, former Detroit Health Director and candidate for governor in 2018^[14]^[15]
Warren Evans, Wayne County Executive^[16]
Shri Thanedar, state representative and candidate for governor in 2018^[14]
Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan^[14]

Newspapers

Groups

Detroit Regional Chamber PAC^[19]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Anthony Adams	Tom Barrow	Mike Duggan	Myya Jones	Jasahn Larsosa	Other	Undecided
Target-Insyght Archived June 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine	May 18–20, 2021	400 (LV)	± 5.0%	15%	2%	64%	1%	2%	2%	15%

Result

Primary

2021 Detroit Mayoral primary election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mike Duggan (incumbent)	50,853	74.01
	Nonpartisan	Anthony Adams	7,014	10.21
	Nonpartisan	Tom Joe Barrow	4,237	6.17
	Nonpartisan	Myya Jones	3,536	5.15
	Nonpartisan	Kiawana Brown	1,303	1.90
	Nonpartisan	D. Etta Wilcoxon	894	1.30
	Nonpartisan	Jasahn M. Larsosa	797	1.16
	Nonpartisan	Art Tyus	600	0.87
	Nonpartisan	DaNetta L. Simpson	476	0.69
	Nonpartisan	Charleta U. McInnis	389	0.57
	Write-in		133	0.19
Turnout			68,709	13.76

General

2021 Detroit Mayoral general election^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mike Duggan (incumbent)	69,329	75.3
	Nonpartisan	Anthony Adams	22,374	24.3
	Write-in		408	0.4
Turnout			92,111	18.6

Notes

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References

^ "Detroit Mayoral Election Results". The New York Times. November 2, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ Bill Laitner (January 26, 2021). "Anthony Adams, ex-deputy to Kwame Kilpatrick, to run for Detroit mayor". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Christine Ferretti (April 20, 2021). "Perennial candidate Tom Barrow files petitions to join 2021 race for Detroit mayor". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Christine Ferretti (April 20, 2021). "13 candidates file to challenge Duggan in 2021 mayor's race". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ Elrick, M. L. (December 9, 2020). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan pitches unity, opportunity in bid for third term". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ Lee DeVito (June 15, 2017). "Myya Jones, Detroit's millennial mayoral candidate, now running as a write-in". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ferretti, Christine. "Detroit Election Commission votes to put charter revision proposal on Aug. 3 ballot". The Detroit News. Gary Miles. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ Christine Ferretti; Mike Martindale; Robert Snell (August 2, 2017). "Half of Detroit's 8 mayoral candidates are felons". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ Ferretti, Christine (January 30, 2020). "State Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo exploring bid for Detroit mayor in 2021". Detroit News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^ Frank, Annalise (December 9, 2020). "Duggan announces Detroit re-election run; Gay-Dagnogo still mulling challenge". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ Ferretti, Christine (January 28, 2021). "Sharon McPhail considers joining 2021 race for Detroit mayor". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ Kiertzner, Jim (July 1, 2019). "Shri Thanedar moves to Detroit, considers run for mayor or other elected position". WXYZ. WXYZ-TV. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ Gray, Kathleen (August 24, 2018). "Shri Thanedar won't rule out running for this major political office". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Coleman, Ken (December 11, 2020). "Progressives split on Duggan reelection bid, as he secures support from all 3 Dem 2018 gov. candidates ⋆ Michigan Advance". Michigan Advance. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ DeVito, Lee (December 10, 2020). "Duggan seeks third term in 2021 with an endorsement from an unlikely place". www.metrotimes.com. Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ Brandon Champion (December 10, 2020). "Mike Duggan announces run for 3rd term as Detroit mayor". MLive. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "Duggan 3.0: In a time of crisis, Detroit's mayor has earned a third term". Detroit Free Press. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "EDITORIAL: Our choice for Detroit mayor". news.yahoo.com. The Detroit News. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ Frank, Annalise (February 28, 2021). "Detroit Regional Chamber PAC endorses Duggan for third term". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Election Results". detroitmi.gov. City of Detroit. 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Election Summary Report November 2 , 2021 - General Election Wayne County, Michigan UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". Charter County of Wayne Michigan. Wayne County. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

External links

Official campaign websites

Anthony Adams (D) for Mayor Archived April 28, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
Tom Barrow for Mayor
Mike Duggan (D) for Mayor
Myya Jones (D) for Mayor Archived May 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
Cheryl Webb for Mayor Archived May 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine

[key-20] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[1] "Detroit Mayoral Election Results". The New York Times. November 2, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[2] Bill Laitner (January 26, 2021). "Anthony Adams, ex-deputy to Kwame Kilpatrick, to run for Detroit mayor". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[Tom-3] Christine Ferretti (April 20, 2021). "Perennial candidate Tom Barrow files petitions to join 2021 race for Detroit mayor". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[Opponents-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Christine Ferretti (April 20, 2021). "13 candidates file to challenge Duggan in 2021 mayor's race". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[5] Elrick, M. L. (December 9, 2020). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan pitches unity, opportunity in bid for third term". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[6] Lee DeVito (June 15, 2017). "Myya Jones, Detroit's millennial mayoral candidate, now running as a write-in". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[Ballot-7] Ferretti, Christine. "Detroit Election Commission votes to put charter revision proposal on Aug. 3 ballot". The Detroit News. Gary Miles. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[8] Christine Ferretti; Mike Martindale; Robert Snell (August 2, 2017). "Half of Detroit's 8 mayoral candidates are felons". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[9] Ferretti, Christine (January 30, 2020). "State Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo exploring bid for Detroit mayor in 2021". Detroit News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

[10] Frank, Annalise (December 9, 2020). "Duggan announces Detroit re-election run; Gay-Dagnogo still mulling challenge". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[11] Ferretti, Christine (January 28, 2021). "Sharon McPhail considers joining 2021 race for Detroit mayor". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[12] Kiertzner, Jim (July 1, 2019). "Shri Thanedar moves to Detroit, considers run for mayor or other elected position". WXYZ. WXYZ-TV. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[13] Gray, Kathleen (August 24, 2018). "Shri Thanedar won't rule out running for this major political office". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[MichiganAdvance-14] Coleman, Ken (December 11, 2020). "Progressives split on Duggan reelection bid, as he secures support from all 3 Dem 2018 gov. candidates ⋆ Michigan Advance". Michigan Advance. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[15] DeVito, Lee (December 10, 2020). "Duggan seeks third term in 2021 with an endorsement from an unlikely place". www.metrotimes.com. Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[16] Brandon Champion (December 10, 2020). "Mike Duggan announces run for 3rd term as Detroit mayor". MLive. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[17] "Duggan 3.0: In a time of crisis, Detroit's mayor has earned a third term". Detroit Free Press. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[18] "EDITORIAL: Our choice for Detroit mayor". news.yahoo.com. The Detroit News. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[19] Frank, Annalise (February 28, 2021). "Detroit Regional Chamber PAC endorses Duggan for third term". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[21] "Election Results". detroitmi.gov. City of Detroit. 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[Election2021-22] "Election Summary Report November 2 , 2021 - General Election Wayne County, Michigan UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". Charter County of Wayne Michigan. Wayne County. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

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