Residents in Hamtramck, Michigan, will have a new mayor on Sunday after a judge ordered election officials to certify new results Wednesday from the 2025 election. The court-ordered recount revealed the current mayor lost the 2025 election by 12 votes.
Current mayor Adam Alharbi will have to step down and allow Muhith Mahmood to serve as the insulated city’s mayor after a yearlong court battle comes to a close. Earlier recount results showed Mahmood actually won the 2025 election, but Alharbi contended his opponent didn’t satisfy Hamtramck’s residency requirements.
Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Kathleen McCarthy disagreed and ruled on Oct. 22 that Mahmood satisfied the requirement. She also ordered the Wayne County Board of Canvassers to certify the new election results, which would take place on Wednesday, according to meeting records…