Then there's Mike Duggan, Detroit's first white mayor since 1974, who won a spot on the 2013 fall ballot with a historic write-in primary campaign, and with a promise that he'd bring the business acumen he couples with his political experience to Detroit's turnaround. Duggan has deep roots in Wayne County politics, but his 2012 move to Detroit from Livonia -- his long-time residence -- was blatantly political, and some predicted would be a turnoff for Detroiters who value authenticity. But he won easily.