Dorian Ballard

Dorian Ballard is a member-elect of the Detroit Community Advisory Council in Michigan, representing District 5. Ballard assumed office on January 1, 2026.

Ballard ran for election to the Detroit Community Advisory Council to represent District 5 in Michigan. Ballard won as a write-in in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Community Advisory Council District 5 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dorian Ballard (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	2.9	200
✔	Submit photo	Robbi Sellers (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	2.8	193
✔	Submit photo	Denise Lyles (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	2.2	152
✔	Submit photo	Teresa Davis (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	2.1	141
✔	Submit photo	Jacob Graham (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	2.0	139
	Submit photo	Victoria Collier (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	1.4	98
	Submit photo	Jessica Howell (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	1.1	75
	Submit photo	Yvonne Purifoy (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	1.0	69
	Submit photo	Cevone Smith (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	1.0	68
	Submit photo	Joanne Warwick (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.9	60
	Submit photo	Justin Hairston (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.3	20
		Other/Write-in votes	82.3	5,654

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 6,869
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