This year's race was one of the biggest in recent history for Detroit following more than a decade under the leadership of Mike Duggan.

Detroit voters will decide between City Council President Mary Sheffield and Pastor Solomon Kinloch in Tuesday's mayoral election, marking a pivotal moment as Mayor Mike Duggan exits office.

Solomon Kinloch Jr., trailing in polls and fundraising, started the day at the east campus of Triumph Church with a sermon that started slowly and built to a crescendo of accusations that opponent Mary Sheffield violated city rules by voting to approve contracts worth millions of dollars for a demolition contractor while she was in a relationship with its chief executive.

From unreliable bus service to public safety concerns, Detroit residents are voicing their priorities as they prepare to choose between Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr in Tuesday’s mayoral election.