Mayor Duggan's victory speech.
Update, 11:10 p.m. -- Mayor Duggan told the press that he has no hard feelings toward his opponent. He said he was determined to run a positive campaign.
Update, 10:17 p.m.-- Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his victory speech around 10 p.m., then told his cabinet to be ready to report for a 9 a.m. meeting on Wednesday to carry on as usual. With 563 of 590 precincts reporting, Duggan held a 71 to 27 percent lead over challenger, state Sen. Coleman A. Young II.
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Update, 9:40 p.m. Tuesday: Mike Duggan wins a second term, The Detroit News declares:
Duggan had 70 percent of the vote to Young's 28 percent with 491 of 590 precincts reporting as of 9 p.m., according to Detroit City Clerk election results. It appeared to be the largest margin of victory in a Detroit mayoral race in 20 years. In 1997, Dennis Archer won re-election by a margin of 83 to 16 percent.
Update, 9:28 p.m. Tuesday: Mike Duggan leads state Sen. Coleman A. Young II 44,350 to 19,617 with 445 precincts out of 590 reporting.
Earlier Tuesday night:
Mayor Mike Duggan, who ran on a campaign of "one city for all of us," appears to have a significant lead Tuesday night over challenger Coleman A. Young II with 421 of 590 precincts reporting.
Duggan had 35,314 votes or 68 percent compared to Young's 15,819 or 30 percent, the city clerk's office reports.
Young ran a negative campaign that included accusations that the mayor was corrupt and favored developing downtown and Midtown instead of the neighborhoods. Duggan denied the accusations and tried to run a positive campaign of unity.
Duggan had wide support of the Detroit establishment from the labor to business, and even the Black Slate.
Voter turnout appears low.
Duggan is expected to appear in the ballroom at the Detroit Marriott at the RenCen about 10 p.m.
His father, retired U.S. District Judge Patrick Duggan, was among the supporters at the gathering.
From the start of the party Tuesday night, the crowd was in celebration mode.
A WDIV anchor tweets this about another high-interest Detroit race:
With 73% of the Detroit vote in, Garlin Gilcrhist on the cusp of a serious upset over incumbent clerk Janice Winfrey - 55-44. Developing
— Devin Scillian (@DevinScillian) November 8, 2017
Chief James Craig and former Deputy Mayor Ike McKinnnon
Mayor Duggan's dad, retired federal Judge Patrick Duggan (orange sweater)
A band played at the Detroit Marriott where the Duggan folks gathered.
The media table.
Duggan during his victory speech.
Fox 2's Randy Wimbley delivers the news.
