Dearborn gears up for high-stakes local elections
DEARBORN – Voters across Michigan can now request absentee ballots by mail for the upcoming local elections on Tuesday, November 4. The elections will include mayoral races, City Council contests, clerk positions and ballot initiatives in many municipalities across the state.
In Dearborn, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud will seek a second term, facing Nagi Almudhegi, a Republican-leaning challenger who advanced directly to the general election after no other candidates filed to run.
Absentee ballots began going out to Dearborn voters last week. In addition to the mayoral race, the ballot will feature:
- A contest among 13 candidates for seven City Council seats.
- The race for city clerk between incumbent George Darany and challenger Sami Elhadi.
- A major referendum to decide whether to divide the city into seven electoral wards.
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