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Two weeks after Warren’s primary election, two candidates are challenging the results.

WARREN — Incumbent Warren City Clerk Sonja Buffa and Macomb County Commissioner Mai Xiong were the top-two finishers in the Aug. 8 primary election among three candidates vying to become the city’s clerk for the next four years. They will now move on to the general election Nov. 7.

A civil rights case filed in federal court by Warren Mayor James Fouts had a status conference Tuesday morning, but no date was set for oral arguments. 

Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini filed a motion Aug. 9 to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed against him, the Warren CIty Council, Warren Election Commission and Warren City Clerk Sonja Buffa by Warren Mayor James Fouts on Aug. 2.

Warren Mayor Jim Fouts wasnt on the primary ballot, but a candidate he endorsed and a state representative advance to the November mayoral election.

Despite Warren Mayor James Fouts serving his final term in the position he has held since 2007, primary election results indicate he still wields significant influence in the city with all of the candidates he endorsed advancing to the general election in November.

Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini has asked a federal judge to dismiss Warren Mayor Jim Fouts lawsuit against him.

Ballot proposals in the city of Fraser, Eastpointe and South Lake school district are also to be decided.

Councilmembers "outraged" at Mayor Jim Fouts' demands for $1 million in alleged damages to his reputation and physical ailments such as anxiety, insomnia, and heartburn.

Warren Mayor Jim Fouts filed a lawsuit after he was disqualified for Tuesdays primary. Warren City Council asks for his complaint to be dismissed.