BridgeDetroit 2025 Voter Guide: Who is running for Board of Police Commissioners

Editor’s note: This list has been updated as of Oct. 28. Write-in campaigns are being run by multiple people, but only some have signed up officially with the City Clerk’s office. We have included the names of all who are running write-in campaigns but specify if they are on the clerk’s approved write-in candidate list.

Here are the candidates who have filed to run for Board of Police Commissioners:

District 1

• No certified candidates.
• Write-in candidates: Henrietta Ivey, Lynn Brown, Darryl Brown,Terrance Carter, Joshua Hughes, Larry Johnson

District 2

• Lavish Williams
• Write-in candidates: Linda Bernard, Charles Miles and Alan Mullin

District 3

• No certified candidates.
• Write-in candidates: Reginald Crawford, Oliver Gantt, Darious Morris, William Morrissette III and Taras Nykoriak

District 4

• Scotty Boman

District 5

• No certified candidates
• Write-in candidates: Beverly Watts, E’yandra Otis, Teron Haynes, Chandra Darrisaw, Ronald Elliott, Tenay Hankins, Paul Smith

District 6

• Garrett Burton
• Lisa Carter (incumbent)
• Write in candidate: Jacqueline Sproles and Zeid Griffin

District 7

• Victoria Camille
• Write-in candidates: Walter Harris and Robert Olive

Write-in candidates can run, but if a seat remains empty after the general election, the mayor would get to appoint someone.

Editor’s note: Are you running and not on this list? Do you have a campaign website we missed? Reach out to lrazzaq@bridgedetroit.com.

More voter resources

• Election page: Everything in one place
• Detroit Next: A deep-dive podcast into Detroit politics and the races (audio only here)
• Voter guide: How to register, vote absentee, vote early, vote in person and more
• Election tracker: The latest happening in the race
• Ballot boxes: Find where to vote early
• Job descriptions: What is expected for each of the elected roles
• FAQ: Frequently asked questions about elections in Detroit
• Events calendar: Keeping track of campaign events in one place

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