Voters will make their preferred choice from the wide field of candidates in the Aug. 5 primary.
2025 Mayor Candidates
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Election 2025
Download: BridgeDetroit 2025 Voter Guide
Everything you need to know about how to vote in the November 2025 general election in Detroit, Michigan.
Posted inElection 2025, Political and Public Policy Information
Political group and ‘dark money’ nonprofit fuel ads for Sheffield campaign
Detroit Next PAC is also a destination for donors who are maxed out on direct gifts to Sheffield’s campaign.
Posted inElection 2025
Sheffield touts ‘progressive’ agenda in final phase of mayoral race
Sheffield said she’s looking forward to intimate conversations with voters where she can dive deeper into her platform after having to deliver short soundbites at primary candidate forums. Rev. Solomon Kinloch’s campaign has also positioned the Triumph Church leader as a grassroots working-class champion.
Posted inElection 2025
4 takeaways from Detroit’s primary election
One thing is for certain: It’s now a clear two-way race for mayor in November.
Posted inEducation, Election 2025
Fighting chronic absenteeism key issue as Sheffield and Kinloch gear up for November mayoral race
Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Detroit’s mayoral primary election Tuesday. They will go on to compete in the general election in November.
Posted inElection 2025
Sheffield, Kinloch move on to general election in Detroit mayor race
Sheffield and Kinloch will spend the next three months competing for supporters, donors and political allies in preparation of a general election matchup in November.
Posted inEducation, Election 2025
2025 Detroit mayoral candidates on education issues: An election guide for voters
Here’s how Detroit mayoral candidates would address education issues such as chronic absenteeism.
Posted inElection 2025, Environment
‘Detroit needs to take its water back’: Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim on utility shutoffs
Detroit mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim talks pollution enforcement, utility shutoffs, flooding, why he opposes neighborhood solar developments, and more with Planet Detroit.
Posted inElection 2025, Environment
Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins says she’ll work for city’s most vulnerable
Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins talks environmental impact, utility affordability, public transit, public health, ICE, the Office of Sustainability, and the tree canopy with Planet Detroit.