The public is getting their best glimpse inside candidate’s finances ahead of Detroit’s nonpartisan Aug. 5 primary election that will determine the two candidates who will face each other in the Nov. 4 general election.

While many candidates formed their campaign committees prior to the reporting period from Jan. 1 through July 20, several who announced after the latest filing period in April revealed for the first time who is donating to their campaign.

Most of the donations to Detroit mayoral candidates come from outside of city limits. The top three candidates raised $526,560 from Detroit addresses, while $1.5 million of donations came from non residents, according to BrideDetroit.

BridgeDetroit’s Malachi Barrett put together an interactive virtual map showing where mayoral donatio

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