Hammoud Ahead By Wide Margin In Race For Dearborn Mayor

DEARBORN, MI — Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud was on his way to winning re-election with a sizable lead in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial vote totals.

Hammoud had secured more than 71 percent of the vote over IT manager Nagi Almudhegi with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial vote totals.

Here are the unofficial vote totals:

• Hammoud: 18,531
• Almudhegi: 7,294
• Precincts reporting: 100 percent

Hammoud, a former Democratic state representative, was first elected mayor in 2021. He became the city's first ever Arab-American elected mayor.

His campaign has largely focused on public safety, flood prevention and fiscal stability. He recently detailed multiple projects to help tackle flooding in the city during heavy rainstorms.

Almudhegi's campaign focused on crime reduction, reckless driving, flooding and addressing drug addiction.

Other Key Races

Voters in Dearborn also elected seven city council members. Running for the seats were Robert A. Abraham, Mubarek Ahmed, Othman Ali Alaansi, Kamal Alsawafy, Mark Andrew, Sharon Dulmage, Gary A. Enos, Mustapha Hammoud, Shadi Mawari, Devon O'Reilly, Ahmad Othman, Ken Paris and Michael T. Sareini.

Sareini, Alsawafy, Hammoud, Mawari, Ali Alaansi, Abraham and Ahmed were leading that race as of Tuesday night, according to unofficial vote totals.

The winners will be elected to a four-year term.

Dearborn voters also decided a city clerk's race, in which incumbent George Darany faced off against challenger Sami Elhady.

Elhady had a lead Tuesday night, according to unofficial vote totals.

Vote totals are unofficial until they are certified by county election officials, which can take up to 14 days.