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Ex-mayor s son a step closer to Detroit Council at-large seat Detroit The son of the city s first African American mayor is leading a field of contenders in Tuesday s primary hoping to secure at-large seats on Detroit s City Council. Coleman A. Young II, a former state senator and mayoral candidate, topped the field alongside incumbent City Councilwoman Janee Ayers, each pulling in about 31% of the vote Tuesday, with 81% of precincts reporting. The two join former State Rep. Mary Waters and Nicole Smalls, a Detroit Charter Revision Commissioner and activist Jermain Lee Jones, in the race in which the top four candidates will advance to battle in November for two seats representing all of Detroit s neighborhoods. ....
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. ....
by Allan Lengel Left: Duggan and his fiance at a Tuesday victory party at Good Vibes Lounge, on the east side. Right: An anti Prop P ad. (Photos: Allan Lengel, Violet Ikonomova) In a somewhat predictable municipal primary with just 14-percent turnout, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan scored an easy victory, with Anthony Adams, the former deputy mayor under Kwame Kilpatrick, coming in second. Tom Barrow, who ran for mayor for the fifth time, came in third, solidifying his title as a perrenial loser. Adams and Duggan will square off in November, in what will be an uphill battle for the former deputy mayor, who pulled in just 10 percent of the vote to Duggan s 73 percent. ....
Ayers, Young are top vote-getters for Detroit City Council at-large seats crainsdetroit.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from crainsdetroit.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.