Mary Sheffield makes history as Detroit’s first woman mayor

Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield said she feels the weight of history and the responsibility placed on her by voters to lead Detroit into the future after posting a landslide victory. 

Detroit voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly chose Sheffield to become the city’s first woman mayor and lead the city starting in 2026. The Associated Press declared Sheffield the winner at 9:15 p.m., just over an hour after polls closed. Unofficial results showed Sheffield held 77% of the vote over her opponent, Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr.