Latisha Johnson

Latisha Johnson is a member of the Detroit City Council in Michigan, representing District 4. She assumed office on January 1, 2022.

Johnson ran for re-election to the Detroit City Council to represent District 4 in Michigan. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Johnson received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Michigan. Her professional experience includes five years as office manager at Franco Public Relations Group, eight years as the senior sales manager at Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, and two years as the senior sales executive for the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.^[1]

Elections

2025

General election

General election for Detroit City Council District 4

Incumbent Latisha Johnson defeated Vera Cunningham in the general election for Detroit City Council District 4 on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Latisha Johnson (Nonpartisan)	98.2	12,341
	Vera Cunningham (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Other/Write-in votes	1.8	231

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 12,572
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Latisha Johnson advanced from the primary for Detroit City Council District 4.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Vera Cunningham (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.

2021

General election

General election for Detroit City Council District 4

Latisha Johnson defeated Michael Elrick in the general election for Detroit City Council District 4 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Latisha Johnson (Nonpartisan)	60.9	6,884
	Submit photo	Michael Elrick (Nonpartisan)	39.0	4,412
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	16

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,312
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for Detroit City Council District 4 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Latisha Johnson (Nonpartisan)	31.8	2,628
✔	Submit photo	Michael Elrick (Nonpartisan)	24.4	2,015
		Toson Jewell-Knight (Nonpartisan)	19.1	1,576
		Virgil Smith (Nonpartisan)	17.7	1,465
		Kenneth Snapp (Nonpartisan)	3.9	324
	Submit photo	Anemashaun Bomani (Nonpartisan)	2.0	164
	Submit photo	Daivon Reeder (Nonpartisan)	1.0	80
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	11

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,263
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Corey Gilchrist (Nonpartisan)

2018

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2

Joseph Tate defeated John Palffy in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Tate (D)	73.5	22,060
	Submit photo	John Palffy (R)	26.5	7,954

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,014
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Tate	28.4	2,951
		Carla Tinsley-Smith	20.1	2,095
		Latisha Johnson	16.8	1,748
		Carol Banks	15.1	1,575
	Submit photo	Willie Bell	11.5	1,199
	Submit photo	E. Regina Jones	4.5	463
		Kinda Makini Anderson	3.5	367

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,398
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2

John Palffy advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Palffy	100.0	2,543

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,543
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Detroit, Michigan (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]

Incumbent Andre Spivey defeated Latisha Johnson in the general election for District 4 on the Detroit City Council.

Detroit City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andre Spivey Incumbent	57.48%	6,560
Latisha Johnson	42.04%	4,798
Write-in votes	0.47%	54
Total Votes		11,412
Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "2017 November 7th General & Special General Election Official Results," November 7, 2017

Incumbent Andre Spivey and Latisha Johnson defeated Jackie Grant and Ane Bomani in the primary election for District 4 on the Detroit City Council.^[3]

Detroit City Council, District 4 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andre Spivey Incumbent	58.68%	4,261
Latisha Johnson	24.93%	1,810
Jackie Grant	11.22%	815
Ane Bomani	4.85%	352
Write-in votes	0.32%	23
Total Votes		7,261
Source: Wayne County Clerk, "2017 Primary Official Results," accessed August 23, 2017

Endorsements

Johnson received the following endorsements in 2017:^[1]

Black Slate
New Era Detroit

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

Latisha Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Latisha Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Johnson participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.^[4] The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Identify resources to help retain long-time residents^[5]	”
—Latisha Johnson (July 24, 2017)^[1]

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Government transparency	7	Homelessness
2	Civil rights	8	Recreational opportunities
3	Housing	9	Environment
4	K-12 education	10	Crime reduction/prevention
5	Unemployment	11	Public pensions/retirement funds
6	Transportation	12	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Increased economic opportunities
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	People
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Blight

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Candidate

Detroit City Council District 4

Website

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Officeholder

Detroit City Council District 4

Personal

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Latisha Johnson's Responses," July 24, 2017
↑ Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid," February 4, 2017
↑ Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017
↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

Political offices
Preceded by Andre Spivey	Detroit City Council, District 4 2022-Present	Succeeded by NA

[survey-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Latisha Johnson's Responses," July 24, 2017

[2] Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid," February 4, 2017

[3] Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017

[4] Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.

[quotedisclaimer-5] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Latisha Johnson

Biography

Elections

2025

General election

General election for Detroit City Council District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

2021

General election

General election for Detroit City Council District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council District 4

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 2

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 2

2017

Endorsements

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

2021

2017

Ranking the issues

Nationwide municipal issues

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