The Detroit Evening Report

Polls show Sheffield in the lead for Detroit’s next mayor

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Detroit’s candidates for mayor are in their final weeks of campaigning.  And a new poll shows voters are making up their minds.  

A Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll shows City Council President Mary Sheffield with a commanding lead in the race over Pastor Solomon Kinloch.  The survey…conducted from October 16-18 shows Sheffield supported by about 65% of those surveyed, Kinloch with 14%, and about 20% undecided.  

The Glengariff Group conducted the poll of 500 respondents.  The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

Just a reminder: a poll is a snapshot in time of the people surveyed.  Polls don’t vote – people do.  Early voting starts on Saturday.  Election Day is Tuesday, November 4. 

Additional headlines for Wednesday, October 22, 2025 include: 
  • General Motors earnings surpass Wall Street analysts' predictions
  • Diwali in the D offers free events through this Saturday
  • Chapter 9 of the Vietnam Veterans of America will hold a BBQ to show its appreciation for the city’s first responders.  Police officers and firefighters are invited to come to the barbecue from noon-5 p.m. on Friday.
  • Detroit City Council has approved an ordinance banning the use of smokeless tobacco in the city’s sports stadiums. 
  • The Detroit Pistons open their new season on the road tonight against the Chicago Bulls.  Tip off at the United Center tonight is at 8 p.m. ET.    
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