Posted on According to this story, the Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan, will run for re-election as a write-in candidate in the August 3, 2021 non-partisan primary. She was kept off the ballot by the City Clerk because she has some unpaid campaign finance fines. There are four candidates who will be listed on the ballot. The Mayor, Deirdre Waterman, needs to place first or second on August 3.