Mary Sheffield and Rev. Solomon Kinchloch Jr. Wednesday night

Detroit mayoral candidates, Council President Mary Sheffield and Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., sparred Wednesday night in a one-hour debate on WXYZ-TV, discussing policy while accusing one another of being disingenuous, misleading, untruthful, and not doing enough for the citizens.

The spirited, combative debate comes just three weeks before the Nov. 4 election and gave voters the first opportunity to see the two clash while articulating their visions as mayor. A second debate is set for Oct. 27 on Fox 2.

Pollster Ed Sarpolus, executive director of Target Insyght in Lansing, tells Deadline Detroit that he thought the debate ended in a draw. He said Kinloch started out slow, but "once he got going, Mary didn't like it. His closing

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