Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield made history, becoming the city's first woman mayor in an election she led from start to finish.

Melvin "Butch" Hollowell said Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield's transition team would be the "most community-driven" in Detroit's history.

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,