Young voter's photo is shared by Jessica Care More on Facebook.
Election comments from Detroit area social media users today include reflections on turnout, challenges ahead and – of course – race.
There's also a bit of Election Night nastiness from a supporter of Benny Napoleon.
This sampling from Facebook, Twitter and Reddit has been updated since Wednesday morning:
Who'd have predicted?: "What if seven years ago someone would have told you we would have a black president and a white Detroit mayor?" -- Reddit user "Biscuits7121"
Cracking wise: "D.L. Hughley, it's safe for you to do a show in #Detroit now. We elected us a White Man for Mayor." -- Vincent E. Williams, Detroit
Wait and see: "A new era in Detroit has begun. Or is it the resurgence of an an old era circa 1950? Only time will tell." -- Ozie Cargile, Detroit pianist, composer and music instructor
Napoleon backer's vow: "I will not forgive the citizens and educated fools of my beloved Detroit for this one. . . . If Duggan doesn't do what he said, he may wish he was never mayor --- one thing about Us is we hate to be made a fool of." -- Jocelyn Brown, teacher at Hartford Head Start Agency in northwest Detroit:
Reality check: "A white mayor is not going to change decades of pervasive mindsets and social discomfort." -- Aaron Foley, Jalopnik Detroiit blog
Mission accomplished: We deserve better and we voted for it!" -- Robert A. Davis
Young voters: “I'm just happy to see people under 40 engaged in the process. . . . This must be a Detroit for everyone. . . . We all have to do our part.” – Jessica Care Moore, 42, Detroit poet and activist
Now the hard part: “No one person will lead #Detroit from the ashes. It takes many citizens, who hold our electeds' feet to the fire, make them follow through on campaign promises.” – Ken Whittaker, 38-year-old Democratic activist
The hard part, II: "Congratulations Mayor-Elect Mike Duggan. Now let's see if you can actually get anything done." -- Sameer Barúa
Familiar problem: "Duggan wins, and here are the streetlights near his Palmer Woods home." -- Shawn Ley, WDIV anchor, tweeting photo of dark street before dawn today
Waiting for Barrow: "Coming to a radio near you: allegations of conspiracy theories, missing ballot canisters, and hooded white Klansman from the 'burbs, commandeering, hijacking and stealing the election for "The Man." #TomBarrow." -- Ken Coleman, Detroit author and political activist
Brains before race: "A good sign for Detroit that people are voting with their brains instead of race." -- Tim Kalmar of Sterling Heights, GM retiree
Vital engagement: “I left work and voted a little after 5 p.m. I was number 158 in my location. The monitor said, "Well, maybe we'll make it to 200." Here's to the day when we have high voter turnout because residents are engaged in the public square enough to understand that local elections and issues are a vital part of ensuring that all voices are represented.” – Delphia Simons, executive at Coalition on Temporary Shelter
Detroit cab driver Oneita Jackson, a former Free Press writer, posted this on Facebook after voting early Tuesday afternoon: "In and out in five minutes. No. 202."
Duggan is white?: “It's hard to tell the color of a candidate when the street lights don't work.” – Rachel Lutz
Beyond race: “The people obsessed with race in Detroit's mayoral election are the media.” -- Oneita Jackson, Detroit cabbie and past Freep writer
Challenges ahead: "He has his work cut out for him, but he will do well in getting Detroit back on its feet." -- Deborah Wojciechowski-Hurren of Fraser
Archer comparison: "Let's hope he doesn't lose the will to live (politically) like Dennis Archer did." -- Ralph Cipolla of Farmington Hills
Qualifications, not race: "Glad to see people of Detroit are starting to see more than race, and elected someone based on qualifications rather than skin color." -- Reddit user "Tea_EarlGreyHotsuburbia"
Braced for a circus: "I assume both sides have their accusations of fraud and rigging prepared, and recount lawsuits ready to file. The real drama is never election night, which is simply the ceremonial theatrics before the genuine shitshow circus begins." -- Bill Shea, Detroit journalist
