Detroit mayoral race: Nine candidates vying to replace outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan
Detroit residents will elect a new mayor this year. There's a large field of candidates and it's shaping up to be a competitive race.
Current Mayor Mike Duggan will not seek a fourth term. He's running for governor. Nine people are running to replace him.
Briana Rice is a reporter for Outlier Media in Detroit. She joined Michigan Public Morning Edition host Doug Tribou to talk about the campaign.
Doug Tribou: Mike Duggan was elected in 2013, won re-election twice by pretty wide margins. You and the team at Outlier Media have collected some data on what Detroiters are thinking about and hoping for as they get ready to choose their new mayor. Tell us about the survey Outlier commissioned and some of the results.
Briana Rice: Outlier commissioned this survey from the University of Michigan, and over 2,000 Detroiters were just asked some of their biggest concerns right now, and it was: housing, transportation, safety, utility costs, and healthcare costs.
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