Election Day, Michigan and Detroit
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Residents will be able to vote for their next elected officials on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at their polling place. Here is what you need to know.
Winfrey says the numbers mirror previous elections, and she anticipates 18 to 20% voter turnout for Tuesday's election. On Monday, Winfrey said that in addition to the 4,000 people who voted early, the city has received around 50,000 absentee ballots so far.
Detroiter Gloria Hannon, 62, said she votes in every election after casting her ballot at St. Paul Baptist Church. The site houses voting precincts 79 and 81 and is located on Gratiot Avenue south of Eight Mile Road on the city's northeast side.
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield will be the next mayor of Detroit, beating Triumph Church Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr., according to a projection by the Associated Press.
Detroit expects to receive 60,000 absentee ballots, 3,000 early votes, and around 56,000 people to show up on Election Day.
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Sheffield has issued a 100-day plan to continue the progress in Detroit and set new standards for the mayor's seat of she wins this election.
One of the candidates on the ticket hoping to capture the Motor City's vote is the Rev. Solomon Kinloch, who will face off against City Council President Mary Sheffield. "I'm excited. I feel the energy and the momentum in the air. I smell change," Kinloch told CBS News Detroit.
Detroit voters will choose a new mayor Tuesday in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years. City Council President Mary Sheffield and Triumph Church pastor Solomon Kinloch, both Democrats,