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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Wins Bid For Re-Election

Reginald Hardwick
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(L) Incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan; (R) Challenger Coleman A. Young II

Mike Duggan has beaten challenger Coleman A. Young II and will remain the mayor of Michigan's largest city.

With 89-percent of precincts reporting, Duggan holds over 71% of votes. 

Duggan was elected in 2013, the city's first white mayor since 1973. He won the primary that year as a write-in candidate. Detroit is more than 80 percent black.

Here are the results via the Wayne County Clerk as of 9:44 p.m. EST:

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