Voters will decide in November which of the two will succeed popular three-term Mayor Mike Duggan, who is running as an independent for Michigan’s open governor’s seat in 2026.

Analysts cited former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's comeback win in 2005 as precedent for a double-digit turnaround from a second-place primary finish.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and the Rev. Solomon Kinloch are headed to the general election in the race for Detroit mayor.