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.
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