Darryl Brown
Darryl Brown ran for election to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to represent District 1 in Michigan. He was a write-in candidate in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Brown was a member of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners in Michigan, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 1, 2018. He left office on January 1, 2022.
Biography
Darryl Brown was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
General election
General election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 1
The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 1 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Lynn Brown (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
 | Darryl Brown (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | |
 | Terrance Carter (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | |
| Joshua Hughes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
 | Henrietta Ivey (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)  | |
| Larry Johnson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brown in this election.
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 6
Mary Cavanagh defeated Ken Crider and Kimberly Givens in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Cavanagh (D) | 68.0 | 74,122 |
 | Ken Crider (R) | 28.9 | 31,463 | |
 | Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party) | 3.1 | 3,396 | |
| Total votes: 108,981 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 6
Mary Cavanagh defeated Vicki Barnett, Darryl Brown, and incumbent Betty Jean Alexander in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Cavanagh | 43.9 | 14,908 |
 | Vicki Barnett | 35.8 | 12,158 | |
| Darryl Brown | 20.2 | 6,865 | |
 | Betty Jean Alexander (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | |
| Total votes: 33,939 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 6
Ken Crider advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Crider | 100.0 | 12,588 |
| Total votes: 12,588 | |||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 6
Kimberly Givens advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 6 on June 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party) |
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council District 1
Incumbent James Tate defeated Krystal Larsosa in the general election for Detroit City Council District 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Tate (Nonpartisan) | 74.4 | 12,028 |
 | Krystal Larsosa (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 4,089 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 16,163 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 1
Incumbent James Tate and Krystal Larsosa defeated Darryl Brown and Quincy Coleman in the primary for Detroit City Council District 1 on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Tate (Nonpartisan) | 72.1 | 8,926 |
| ✔ | | Krystal Larsosa (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 1,513 |
| Darryl Brown (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 1,328 | |
| Quincy Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 592 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 12,383 | |||
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2017
The city of Detroit, Michigan, held elections for mayor, city council, city clerk, and the Detroit Board of Police Commisisoners on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 25, 2017.[2] Darryl Brown ran unopposed in the general election for District 1 on the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners.[3]
| Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, District 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Darryl Brown (unopposed) |
97.49% | 13,943 |
| Write-in votes | 2.51% | 359 |
| Total Votes | 14,302 | |
| Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "2017 November 7th General & Special General Election Official Results," November 7, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2022
Darryl Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brown's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am currently serving as a Wayne County CERT Reserve Deputy Sheriff. I have formally held the position of Director of the North Central Region for the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters. I also am very proud to have served as an IBEW Local 58 Electrician.
- Eliminate taxes on retiree pensions
- Repeal right to work laws
- Reform our public education system
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2021
Darryl Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 23, 2022.
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid," February 4, 2017
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "2017 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed November 3, 2017
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