Clinton Topp
Clinton Topp is a member-elect of the Detroit Community Advisory Council in Michigan, representing District 7. He assumes office on January 1, 2026.
Topp ran for election to the Detroit Community Advisory Council to represent District 7 in Michigan. He won as a write-in in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Topp also ran for election to the Detroit City Council to represent District 7 in Michigan. He was disqualified from the primary scheduled on August 5, 2025.
Elections
2025
City council
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council District 7
Denzel McCampbell defeated Karen Whitsett and Charles Davis IV in the general election for Detroit City Council District 7 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denzel McCampbell (Nonpartisan)  | 59.2 | 8,033 |
 | Karen Whitsett (Nonpartisan) | 40.1 | 5,439 | |
| Charles Davis IV (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 13,574 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 7
Denzel McCampbell and Karen Whitsett defeated Regina Ross, Bobbi Johnson, and Dustin Campbell in the primary for Detroit City Council District 7 on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denzel McCampbell (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 3,403 |
| ✔ | | Karen Whitsett (Nonpartisan) | 33.6 | 3,344 |
 | Regina Ross (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 2,472 | |
| Bobbi Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 638 | ||
| Dustin Campbell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 28 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 72 | ||
| Total votes: 9,957 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clinton Topp (Nonpartisan)
- Jacqueline Dunlap (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Topp in this election.
Community advisory board
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
General election
General election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 7 (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 7 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bettina Little (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.7 | 110 | |
| ✔ | Amanda Carswell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.7 | 109 | |
| ✔ | Clinton Topp (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.6 | 106 | |
| ✔ | Valerie McPhaul (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.5 | 101 | |
| ✔ | Claude Norwood (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.1 | 44 | |
| Herman Starks (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.1 | 43 | ||
| Eric Scott (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.9 | 37 | ||
| Theodora Broughton (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.7 | 28 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 85.8 | 3,505 | ||
| Total votes: 4,083 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 7 (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 7 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bobbi Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 59.2 | 7,552 | |
| ✔ | Clinton Topp (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 4,757 | |
| ✔ | Donald Riley (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 15 | |
| ✔ | Theresa Williams (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 8 | |
| ✔ | Dujuan Kennedy (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 7 | |
 | Byron Brooks (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 7 | |
| Reginald Mitchell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Rhonda Adams (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 404 | ||
| Total votes: 12,762 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
City council
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clinton Topp did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Community advisory board
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clinton Topp did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Clinton Topp did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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