With more proof that a minority can be successful
Former DMC CEO Mike Duggan has won the Detroit mayoral election.
Duggan earned more votes than Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon in the race.
Duggan faced many challenges during his campaign, including being thrown off the ballot after a judge ruled he had turned in his petitions too soon because he had not lived in the city long enough.
"We hauled out the Xerox machine out of headquarters. We were shut down," said Duggan, recalling the campaign's early challenges, "There was no doubt in my mind when I left that I was out of the race. It is hard to believe but people were so passionate. And the people I saw crying when I dropped out, I thought people had really come to believe we could turn the city around."
Duggan eventually was approved to be a write-in candidate and went on to win the primary election.
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Former DMC CEO Mike Duggan elected Detroit mayor
Former DMC CEO Mike Duggan has won the Detroit mayoral election.
Duggan earned more votes than Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon in the race.
Duggan faced many challenges during his campaign, including being thrown off the ballot after a judge ruled he had turned in his petitions too soon because he had not lived in the city long enough.
"We hauled out the Xerox machine out of headquarters. We were shut down," said Duggan, recalling the campaign's early challenges, "There was no doubt in my mind when I left that I was out of the race. It is hard to believe but people were so passionate. And the people I saw crying when I dropped out, I thought people had really come to believe we could turn the city around."
Duggan eventually was approved to be a write-in candidate and went on to win the primary election.
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Former DMC CEO Mike Duggan elected Detroit mayor