Mary Sheffield has already made history during her career in public service, and will set another benchmark as the first woman to serve as Detroit's mayor. Sheffield will take office Jan. 1, having won her seat resoundingly both during the August primary and Tuesday's general election.

After Zohran Mamdani became the youngest-ever NYC mayor, Mary Sheffield has emerged as the first-ever woman mayor of Detroit.

Sheffield, who crushed the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. to become Detroit's next mayor, said even her transition process will be inclusive with resident input.

This mayoral victory is groundbreaking. When Sheffield is sworn in next January, she will be the first woman in the city's 75 mayor history to be named mayor.

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.

More Detroiters turned out on Nov. 4 than in any municipal election since 2013. Some 115,518 voters cast ballots in this year's general election, sweeping Detroit City Council Mary Sheffield into the mayor's office,