In an election landslide, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan was voted back into office Tuesday night.
Under lights, music and a room filled with cheers and applause he addressed the crowd, "Well thank you Detroit!”
Today many of the Detroiters we spoke with are happy for the win.
"We're proud of him.”
"He's done wonders around here man. 65,000 street lights, come on, he's changed the blight, changed Detroit all the way around."
While there is excitement in the air, the celebration lap is short lived for a city that still has a long way to go.
"The number one thing to be addressed right now would probably be crime in the city."
Fighting crime will be an uphill battle after the FBI ranked Detroit the most violent city in America based on 2016 crime numbers.
Duggan says the city's soon-to-be opened, real-time crime center will be an answer. "We're going to back our cops up with the latest technology."
Rebuilding our city population is also on the to-do list, but that means people need a way to get around.
"We need a real transportation system, like other large cities, because we want to be a large city again."
Drivers we spoke with say without a larger transportation option, roads should be a priority, repairing and resurfacing.
"The streets! The streets, because of the potholes and things like that it's destroying the cars."
Then of course there are the neighborhoods.
"I want to see all the blight removed. I want to see the burned down houses get torn down. I'm tired of seeing boarded up houses, you know there's only one house livable on the block."
Everyone 7 Action News spoke with says they want a major clean up with the abandoned homes, neglected lots and boarded up businesses.
The mayor did get a few minutes to bask in the win Tuesday, calling the election ‘the voter’s report card.’
"Have fun tonight, but be on time because we're going right back to work in the morning! God bless you and have a great night."
