Beverly Watts

Beverly Watts

Nonpartisan

Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 5

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2030

Years in position

0

Predecessor: Willie Burton (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Beverly Watts is a member of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners in Michigan, representing District 5. Watts assumed office on January 1, 2026. Watts' current term ends on January 1, 2030.

Watts ran for election to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to represent District 5 in Michigan. Watts won as a write-in in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)

General election

General election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 5

The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 5 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Beverly Watts (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	18.9	1,087
		Teron Haynes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	6.6	380
		E'yandra Otis (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	4.3	246
		Chandra Darrisaw (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	3.7	214
	Submit photo	Ronald Elliott (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.9	49
	Submit photo	Tenay Hankins (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.2	11
	Submit photo	Paul Smith (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	2
		Other/Write-in votes	65.4	3,754

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,743
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Willie Burton (Nonpartisan)
• Chandra Darrisaw (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Watts in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

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