James Chandler
James Chandler ran for election to the Detroit City Council to represent District 1 in Michigan. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Chandler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council District 1
Incumbent James Tate defeated James Chandler and Tashawna Rushin in the general election for Detroit City Council District 1 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Tate (Nonpartisan) | 98.2 | 18,240 |
 | James Chandler (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Tashawna Rushin (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 318 | ||
| Total votes: 18,567 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent James Tate advanced from the primary for Detroit City Council District 1.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chandler in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Chandler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chandler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- James Chandler is committed to pushing for Reparations, Government Transparency, and Undenied Aide—ensuring that no individual is denied credit, dignity, or support.
- Housing should be affordable for everyone. Let's end quick evictions.
- Rights like the 14th Amendment within our Constitution, and universal commercial codes have been ignored or overridden by government policy for far too long. James Chandler warns: “If you let the government run with policy, they will run game on you.”
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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