The candidates include state lawmakers, retired police officers and two former council members who are seeking another term ...

The Vote Detroit tool was created by Detroit activist Alex Hill in partnership with the Detroit Democracy Project and EngagedMI.

Detroit elects seven of its nine City Council members from districts. Twenty individuals are seeking those seven seats in the ...

The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board has endorsed the following candidates in Detroit's Aug. 5 municipal primary election.

Four years ago, Detroit City Councilwoman Janeé Ayers was widely expected to win re-election to the at-large seat she’d held since 2014, when the council selected her to replace former Detroit ...

In the Aug. 5 primary, Detroiters will narrow the field in this year's mayoral and council elections. Hear from candidates in ...

While nonprofit leader and former Detroit City Council president Saunteel Jenkins is the lastest mayoral candidate with a TV ad, Triumph Church pastor Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. was the first candidate ...

More than 6,000 signatures have been collected by a group seeking to change Dearborn's city council format from an at-large body to holding district-based council elections.