2021 Detroit mayoral election
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The 2021 Detroit mayoral election occurred on November 2, 2021.
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November 2, 2021
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 Precinct results Duggan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Adams: 50–60% 60–70% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | ||||||||||||||||
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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Withdrawn or disqualified
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
Result
Primary
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mike Duggan (incumbent) | 69,329 | 75.27% | |
| Nonpartisan | Anthony Adams | 22,374 | 24.29% | |
| Write-in | 408 | 0.44% | ||
| Turnout | 92,111 | 18.6% | ||
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear