Incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan has a wide lead over challenger state Sen. Coleman Young II, according to a new poll released Friday, just two weeks before the November general election.

The poll, which was commissioned by Target Insyght & MIRS News, shows Duggan has a lead of 63% and Young trails with 28%. The two-day survey was conducted Wednesday and Thursday of this week before the only scheduled mayoral debate and post-debate.

According to Ed Sarpolus, pollster and executive director of Target-Insyght, 400 likely voters were polled on landlines and cell phones via an automated call. The poll has a 5% margin of error.

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According to the poll, Duggan leads in all demographic groups, including age, race/ethnicity and gender.

Duggan also saw a slight increase in support after the debate, according to the poll.

"These poll results are very encouraging and show that as the election approaches, a growing number of Detroiters across every ethnic and economic group believe Mayor Duggan is moving the city in the right direction," said spokeswoman Sharon Banks in a statement to the Free Press.

But Adolph Mongo, Young's campaign manager, said the senator's campaign isn't concerned about the polls.

"Polls don't vote and these people don't talk to the real folks," Mongo said in a phone interview. "There's a lot of support out in the community from folks. We feel confident that we'll get our voters out. If it's a good turnout, we'll win. We're confident that we'll get our base out."

In the clerk's race incumbent Janice Winfrey leads with 42%, to challenger Garlin Gilchrist's 35%, and 23% are undecided.

In terms of name recognition, Winfrey holds a 14 percentage point advantage, which helps explain her lead over Gilchrist, Sarpolus said. According to the poll, 27% of respondents didn't recognize or had no opinion of Gilchrist, compared to 13% not recognizing Winfrey's name.

Contact Katrease Stafford: kstafford@freepress.com or 313-223-4759.