A former Detroit mayoral candidate who is the son of ex-Mayor Coleman Young almost topped the incumbent for at at-large city council seat in Tuesday s primary. But not quite.
Coleman Young II, who ran for mayor in 2017, scored 30.54% of the vote with all precincts reporting results by 2:17 a.m. Wednesday. But in the final hours of the vote counting, Young was edged out by incumbent Councilmember Janeé Ayers, who won with 30.86%, making the race a virtual tie.
But the margin may not matter much. For Detroit city council at-large seats, the top four finishers move on to the November election. In addition to Young and Ayers, Mary Waters and Nicole Small be on the November ballot for this at-large seat. Jermain Lee Jones did not secure enough votes.
Several Detroit City Council members won t seek reelection
Detroit New representation is in store this fall for many Detroit residents as nearly half of the incumbents on the City Council are not seeking new terms.
Indicted District 7 Councilman Gabe Leland is foregoing another run as well as District 4 Councilman Andre Spivey, who represents the east side, and District 6 Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López, the first Latina elected to the council whose district covers southwest Detroit. Council President Brenda Jones also did not submit petitions for another bid by the 4 p.m. deadline, according to city election records.
Overall, 45 candidates filed petitions for seven City Council district seats and two at-large seats, including five incumbents seeking to retain their seats: James Tate, Roy McCalister Jr., Scott Benson, Janeé Ayers and President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield.