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Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County Commissioner, 5th District (Partial Term)

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

This race. The sitting officeholder, Angelique Peterson-Mayberry, is on the ballot.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Angelique Peterson-Mayberry won the seat

DECIDED August 4: Angelique Peterson-Mayberry won the Democratic primary with about 51 percent over Jenell C. Mansfield, per the Wayne County Clerk's official results; with no Republican on the November ballot, the primary effectively decided the only county commission seat up this cycle (the partial term runs to January 1, 2029). County results reported as official August 18, 2026. This race appears only on District 5 ballots.

Winner

Angelique Peterson-Mayberry

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Responsive governance and community investment
  • Equitable access to opportunity for all residents

Per the commission's official member page.

Biography

A nearly 30-year Ford Motor Company employee who rose from custodian to global diversity manager for manufacturing, and the sitting District 5 commissioner, per the commission's official member page. She was appointed to the seat on July 3, 2025 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Commissioner Irma Clark-Coleman and resigned from the Detroit Public Schools Community District board the same day, per the Michigan Chronicle. A third-generation UAW member, at 25 she became the youngest and the first African American woman elected trustee of UAW Local 245, and she previously served as president of the Detroit school board, per the commission's official member page. No campaign website was found as of September 4, 2026.

Also ran in the primary

Jenell C. Mansfield

Democratic

Top priorities
  • Equitable taxation, so residents are never overtaxed again after Detroit's history of overassessment and foreclosures
  • A connected, reliable regional transit system with expanded routes linking District 5 to surrounding communities
  • Workforce development, mentorship and safe spaces for young people alongside access to senior services

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Political and legislative coordinator for AFT Michigan and a former classroom teacher and school social worker who was founding director of academics at the SAY Detroit Play Center, per her campaign site. She has described her platform as rooted in what she saw in social work and teaching, focused on housing, poverty, education and water shutoffs, per Detroit is Different.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Wayne County Commissioner, 5th District (Partial Term) in 2026?

The Wayne County Commissioner, 5th District (Partial Term) race was decided at the 2026 primary - Angelique Peterson-Mayberry won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 2 candidates were on the primary ballot: Angelique Peterson-Mayberry and Jenell C. Mansfield. Candidate information follows official Wayne County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Wayne County Commissioner, 5th District (Partial Term) election in Michigan?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Michigan are on the Michigan election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Angelique Peterson-Mayberry, full profileJenell C. Mansfield, full profileOfficial Michigan election office