2021 Detroit mayoral election

The 2021 Detroit mayoral election occurred on November 2, 2021.

The Mayor of Detroit is elected on a non-partisan basis, where the candidates are not listed by political party. A non-partisan primary election was held on August 3, 2021. The top two finishers (incumbent mayor Mike Duggan and former deputy mayor Anthony Adams) advanced to the general election on November 2, 2021. Duggan won re-election with a decisive 75.6% of the vote.

Candidates

Declared

• Anthony Adams, former deputy mayor under Kwame Kilpatrick and former president of the Detroit school board
• Tom Barrow, businessman and candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 1985, 1989, 2009 and 2013
• Kiawana Brown
• Mike Duggan, incumbent mayor
• Myya Jones, write-in candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017
• Jasahn Larsosa
• Charleta McInnis
• Danetta Simpson, candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017
• Arthur Tyus
• D. Etta Wilcoxon
• Cheryl Webb

Withdrawn or disqualified

• Articia Bomer, candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017
• Curtis Greene, author and candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 2017
• Emanuel Shaw

Declined

• Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, state representative
• Sharon McPhail, former city councillor, former general counsel to former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and candidate for mayor in 1993 and 2005
• Shri Thanedar, state representative and candidate for governor in 2018

Primary

Endorsements

Polling

Result

Primary

General

Notes

References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Anthony Adams (D) for Mayor Archived April 28, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• Tom Barrow for Mayor
• Mike Duggan (D) for Mayor
• Myya Jones (D) for Mayor Archived May 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• Cheryl Webb for Mayor Archived May 3, 2021, at the Wayback Machine