Eight people are running, including both incumbents, Mary Waters and Coleman Young II. Two will move on past the primary.
Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented reporter working to liberate information for Detroiters.
Barrett previously worked for MLive covering local news and statewide politics in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016.
Barrett lives in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood on the eastside with his wife. He's mostly from Battle Creek, but also lived in California, Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina and Japan.
Posted inElection 2025
What Detroit mayoral candidates say on housing, safety, taxes and neighborhoods
Here’s an overview of what each candidate stands for and what they’ve said about three key issues identified by voters.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Election 2025
Who’s funding the mayoral race? Not Detroiters.
Detroit’s nine mayoral candidates have raised $3 million combined. The vast majority of that sum (72%) has come from people who don’t claim Detroit addresses.
Posted inElection 2025
See who’s funding Detroit’s top mayoral contenders
Sheffield collected the most in donations, spent the most and has the most cash left to spend as of July 20.
Posted inElection 2025
BridgeDetroit 2025 Voter Guide: Meet the candidates running for City Council District 2
One person from District 2 is elected to Detroit City Council. Here’s who is running for the seat on August 5.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Can residential neighborhoods be spared commercial truck traffic?
Council hears proposal on limiting truck traffic in residential neighborhoods, and also weighs higher fines for curfew violations
Posted inElection 2025
Where’s my polling place? Search new online tool to see voting location
The Vote Detroit tool was created by Detroit activist Alex Hill in partnership with the Detroit Democracy Project and EngagedMI.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
State hands detention center back to Detroit
The detention center’s shoddy conditions and unlawful practices had gotten DPD in hot water with the feds, leading to a state takeover
Posted inElection 2025
Detroit seniors dominate in local elections
Older Detroiters vastly outnumber other groups, giving seniors a disproportionate influence over the issues and locations candidates focus on.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Licensing will be easier for Detroit businesses under new rules
New rules approved by City Council are designed to ease bureaucratic burdens and show that Detroit is “open for business.”