Tenay Hankins

Tenay Hankins ran for election to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to represent District 5 in Michigan. Hankins lost as a write-in in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

The following candidates ran in the general election for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 5 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Beverly Watts (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	18.9	1,087
		Teron Haynes (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	6.6	380
		E'yandra Otis (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	4.3	246
		Chandra Darrisaw (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	3.7	214
	Submit photo	Ronald Elliott (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.9	49
	Submit photo	Tenay Hankins (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.2	11
	Submit photo	Paul Smith (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	2
		Other/Write-in votes	65.4	3,754

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 5,743
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