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title: "Yousef Rabhi Wins Election as Mayor of Ann Arbor"
url: https://www.hereannarbor.com/2026/11/04/yousef-rabhi-elected-ann-arbor-mayor/
date: 2026-11-04T06:48:16-05:00
modified: 2026-11-04T06:48:16-05:00
author: "Mateo G. Bello"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Ann Arbor"
attribution: "HERE Ann Arbor"
---

# Yousef Rabhi Wins Election as Mayor of Ann Arbor

> ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Yousef Rabhi claimed victory Tuesday night in the race for Ann Arbor mayor, finishing a run that began with his upset of the sitting mayor last summer. Rabhi, a Washtenaw County commissioner who previously served in the Michigan House, beat Mayor Christopher Taylor in the August Democratic primary. In the general

*Source: [HERE Ann Arbor](https://www.hereannarbor.com/2026/11/04/yousef-rabhi-elected-ann-arbor-mayor/) — November 4, 2026 by Mateo G. Bello*

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Yousef Rabhi claimed victory Tuesday night in the race for Ann Arbor mayor, finishing a run that began with his upset of the sitting mayor last summer.

Rabhi, a Washtenaw County commissioner who previously served in the Michigan House, beat Mayor Christopher Taylor in the August Democratic primary. In the general election he carried 97% of the vote against a late write-in bid by Elizabeth Kurtz, who ran on helping unhoused residents find stable footing and drew under 3%.

Rabhi has said his first priority is uniting residents after a bruising stretch in city politics.

One of the night’s outcomes did not go his way. Rabhi had endorsed Proposal E, the charter amendment that would have required a city-run electric utility, but it failed with 51.83% voting no. Taylor and most of the current City Council opposed that measure, which means DTE Energy remains the city’s power company as Rabhi takes office.