Translation: Farah Safieddine - The preliminary results of the Dearborn mayoral race are unofficially emerging, with nearly 30% of registered voters turning out to vote and choosing the city's mayor from among 7 candidates.
Preliminary results so far indicate that the race for Dearborn's mayoral position this fall is likely to be between Representative Abdullah Hammoud, 31, and veteran politician Gary Wronczak, 66.
According to the data, Representative Hammoud has so far received 8,858 votes, equivalent to 42% of the votes among the candidates for the position of Mayor of Dearborn.
The former state representative and former Wayne County Commissioner and Ronchak came in second with 3,889 votes, or 18% of the vote.
"Tonight's results show that Dearborn residents are calling for change and I will work hard to win everyone's vote in the November general election," Hammoud said in a statement tonight.
Earlier this year, Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja was seen as the likely candidate to win. She won the endorsement of the police and fire unions, and Mayor Jack O'Reilly Jr. But it came in third place and got 3504 votes, which is equivalent to 16.92%.
The Free Press Detroit noted that the recent flooding that hit many parts of the city in late June, destroying at least 40% of homes in Dearborn, according to Representative Debbie Dingell, played a big role in supporting the hard-working Mr. Hammoud. with response teams. While the floods showed the extent of the problems that the city suffers from.
Over the past month, angry residents have staged protests, expressed their suffering on social media, and criticized the city's leadership for what they described as its neglect over the years that allowed this to happen.
“We need a mayor who puts our working families first, and tackles tough issues, such as lowering property taxes, ending high-speed and reckless driving in our neighborhoods, and repairing dilapidated infrastructure,” Hammoud emphasized in his statement. And this is only the beginning...let's get down to business.”
As for the city council elections, the results indicate the victory of Robert Abraham, Saeed Al-Awadi, Kamal Al-Sawafi, Irene Burns, Silvio Davis, Lula Al-Zein, Gary Enos, Khader Farhat, Musaffa Hammoud, Leslie Herrick, Sam Luqman, Khalil Othman, Ken Paris, and Mike Sareini, to meet in the final qualifiers in the elections next November.
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