Candidates are revving up their campaigns to fill seats in the Detroit Mayor's office, City Council and more by turning in their nominating petitions to appear on the August primary ballot.

Forty-four people are vying for 9 seats on the Detroit City Council in the Aug. 5 primary, according to an unofficial listing of candidates who submitted nominating petitions.

An official list of candidates was released Tuesday evening, showing at least nine mayoral candidates — including current and former City Council members, Detroit's former police chief, an ...