Sheffield, 38, is part of a rising number of Black female mayors elected to lead large U.S. cities in recent years, a ...

After more than 200 years and 75 mayors, Detroit finally has its first woman — and first Black woman — at the helm.

Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield's historic win marked a strong night for the Democratic Party in the first real response to Trump's political will.

Democratic voters braced themselves for disappointment as a defense mechanism against soul-crushing elections of the past ...

The Associated Press and CNN called the race for Sheffield, the current city council president who defeated Triumph Church Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr. with 77% of the vote to Kinloch's 23% with 429 of ...

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield, the first woman elected mayor for the city, has called for direct payments.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield defeated Rev. Solomon Kinloch and has made history as the first woman elected ...

As mayor-elect, she inherits a city whose recovery, while still uneven, no longer feels so tenuous. That's both opportunity ...

Detroit City Council Mary Sheffield will be the next mayor of Detroit, beating Triumph Church Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr., ...

History has been made in Detroit as City Council President Mary Sheffield has won the Detroit mayoral race, becoming the ...

Mary Sheffield defeated Solomon Kinloch in the Detroit mayoral race. Here's what we heard from both campaigns as Election Day ...

While there were no statewide elections in Michigan on Tuesday, thousands of Michiganders still headed to the polls to vote in consequential local elections.