Esther Haugabook, a housing advocate who finished third in the Detroit’s municipal primary, launched a write-in campaign on Tuesday for the District 5 city council seat.

Haugabook, 61, says she’s running to give residents another choice, citing “a growing frustration and growing concern from both residents and the business community about the lack of meaningful options on this year’s ballot.”

“After the primary, I had a difficult time making a decision who to support,” Haugabook said in an interview Tuesday. “As I spent time I couldn’t consciously ask people to vote for someone who I didn’t feel comfortable supporting. Quite a few people reached out to me to consider running as a write-in. It’s an uphill battle but the more I thought about it the residents of Detroit needed to have a rea

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