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Vol. 85 – No. 9 | November 3-9, 2021

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Detroiters Vote on Council Representatives and City Clerk in General Election By Sherri Kolade During the Tuesday, November 2 General Election, voters went to the polls to select the top candidates in various City Council races and the City Clerk’s office. More than half of the city’s districts were reporting at the Michigan Chronicle’s press deadline. Detroit City Clerk The Michigan Chronicle endorsed Janice M. Winfrey for re-election for Detroit City Clerk. The incumbent was headed to victory with Winfrey receiving 61.9% of the vote to challenger Denzel McCampbell’s 38.1% at the Michigan Chronicle’s press deadline. At-Large City Council At the Michigan Chronicle press deadline Young and Ayers were both winning with 32.3% of the vote and 25.1%, respectively.

Mayor Mike Duggan Mounts Victory in General Election

District 1 At the Michigan Chronicle press deadline, Michigan Chronicle endorsee James Tate was reporting with 69.5% of the vote over challenger Krystal Larsosa.

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Mayor Duggan has spent eight years trying to keep ayor Mike Duggan mounted a triumph win in the city’s budget balanced, render essential city serTuesday night’s general election. The incum- vices, and persuade businesses to set up shop and bent official was reporting 64.5% votes over bring jobs for Detroiters. opponent Anthony Adams reporting with 35.5% votes. Some critics have questioned the mayor’s apDetroit’s general election race has been interestingproach and policy — noting that Black residents are ly lowkey this year. The race for the city’s next mayor left out of economic development. However, Dugcame down to Duggan and Adams. gan’s administration has argued that it understands Duggan’s victory is not shocking to some across the gravity of providing good-paying jobs and touts the city, including prominent backers who see the in- it has done so by Duggan’s appointment and leadercumbent official as deserving of a third term. ship of Nicole-Sherard-Freeman, an African American Since January, the mayor raised more than $1.1 woman who serves as Group Executive of Jobs, Econmillion for his reelection campaign compared with omy, and Detroit at Work. Anthony Adams, the second-highest candidate at “The incredible success of Detroit at Work under $160,575, according to submitted campaign finance Nicole’s leadership has become our most effective records before the August primary election. selling point from an economic standpoint,” Duggan Weeks ahead of the November election, Duggan’s said in a written statement. “Major corporations are team reported $361,880 in campaign donations. looking at Detroit now as a great place to locate based Adams failed to file his campaign finance report by on the strength of our workforce and our ability to produce a list of job candidates.” the October 22nd deadline.

District 2 At the Michigan Chronicle press deadline, Angela Calloway was in the lead with 55.9% over Roy McCalister District 3 Incumbent Scott Benson did not face a challenger. District 4 At the Michigan Chronicle press deadline Latisha Johnson had a strong lead reporting 63.4% of votes over challenger journalist M.L. Elrick. District 5 Incumbent Mary Sheffield did not face a challenger District 6 At the Michigan Chronicle press deadline, Gabriela Santiago-Romero was leading 72.9% over Michigan Chronicle endorsee Hector Santiago.

The Michigan Chronicle Editorial Board endorsed Duggan for a third term. Duggan’s journey as mayor began when he took office in January of 2014. The city was gripped under a cloud of municipal bankruptcy and state emergency management. Duggan’s plan included installing 60,000 LED streetlights, trash collection, public transportation, improving response time for the police and fire departments, and demolishing abandoned struc-

District 7 At the Michigan Chronicle press deadline, Michigan Chronicle endorsee Fred Durhal holds a very close lead with 52.4% over challenger Regina Ross.

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Duggan has previously stated he would like to be judged on decreasing the city’s population loss. His first term he says was focused on restoring basic city services, a second term on bringing back jobs, and a third term on investment reaching all Detroiters. The next full mayoral term will kick off at the beginning of the new year, January 1, 2022. The conclusion of Duggan’s third term would mark 12 years he has served as Mayor of Detroit.

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Detroiters Vote Yes Proposal R and E on Tuesday’s Ballot By Sherri Kolade

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www.ballotpedia.com. The Michigan Chronicle also supports the “yes” vote of Proposal E, which would legalize the therapeutic use of entheogenic drugs, according to Ballotpedia.

With more than half of the districts in Detroit reporting at the Michigan Chronicle’s press deadline — Detroit residents were trending towards a “yes” on Proposals R and E during the November general election with 62% of voters saying yes on Prop E and 81% voting yes on Prop E. Registered Detroit voters made critical decisions that impacted the future of their city, and surrounding area, for years to come. The Michigan Chronicle fully endorsed “yes” votes on both Prop R and E with the primary reasons being to better economic opportunities for Black residents from reparations to the decriminalization of entheogenic plants. On July 21, Detroit City Council unanimously passed to have a ballot question proposed to citizens in the November general election. Per Ballot-

pedia, the ballot question appeared as: “Should the Detroit City Council establish a Reparations Task Force to make recommendations for housing and economic development programs that address historical discrimination against the Black community in Detroit?” A “yes” vote supports creating a city reparations committee tasked with making recommendations for housing and economic development programs for Black Detroit residents, according to

A “yes” vote supports the measure by ballot initiative to decriminalize the possession and therapeutic use of entheogenic plants, including psilocybin mushrooms, peyote and iboga, and declare that police shall treat the possession and use of entheogenic plants by adults among the lowest law enforcement priorities. The Michigan Chronicle supported a “yes” vote for Prop E with one primary reason being that decriminalizing the use of magic mushrooms, especially for medicinal purposes, is what the Black community needs. Please visit MichiganChronicle.com for updated results.

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