2001 Detroit mayoral election

2001 Detroit mayoral election

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Candidate Kwame Kilpatrick Gil Hill
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Percentage 54% 46%

Mayor before election

Dennis Archer

Elected mayor

Kwame Kilpatrick

The 2001 Detroit mayoral election took place on November 7, 2001. It saw the election of Kwame Kilpatrick.

At the age of 31, Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor ever elected in the city's history.[1]

  1. ^ Peters, Jeremy W. (November 10, 2005). "Turnaround Leads Mayor to a Surprising Victory (Published 2005)". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2020.