Sheffield (D), Kinloch (D) to face off in November general election
Detroit — City Council President Mary Sheffield and the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. will go head-to-head in November to become Detroit's next mayor, setting the stage for a showdown between a millennial political veteran and a Gen X novice who says the city needs an outside voice.
Sheffield, 38, won Tuesday's primary with 51% of the vote to be the top vote-getter, and Kinloch finished in second place with 17.6%, with 84% of votes counted.
Former City Council President Saunteel Jenkins was in third with 15% of the vote, followed by former Detroit Police Chief James Craig at 5.4% and attorney Todd Perkins at 5.3%.
"This is just the beginning," said Kinloch, 52, a pastor at Triump Church who has never held elected office before, in a statement after the election was called. "We’re going to win this election the old-school way, with boots on the ground, engaging Detroit, block by block, from now until November.”
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