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Tyrone Carter
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Democratic Party

Candidate, Detroit City Council District 6

Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Successor: Regina Weiss
Predecessor: Stephanie Chang

Compensation

Base salary

$71,685/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid. Legislators receive an expense allowance of $10,800/year for session and interim.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

High school

Southwestern High School

Bachelor's

Central Michigan University

Personal
Birthplace
Detroit, Mich.
Profession
Consultant
Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Tyrone Carter (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Carter is running for election to the Detroit City Council to represent District 6 in Michigan. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The primary for this office on August 5, 2025, was canceled.

Biography

Tyrone Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1] Carter graduated from Southwestern High School.[2] He earned a B.S. in management from Central Michigan University.[3] Carter's career experience includes working as a consultant with TLC Management and Consulting, an executive lieutenant with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, an assistant director of campus police with the Wayne County Community College District, and a community involvement specialist with Southwestern High School.[1][2][3]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Carter was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Carter was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Carter was assigned to the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2025)

General election

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General election for Detroit City Council District 6

Incumbent Gabriela Santiago-Romero and Tyrone Carter are running in the general election for Detroit City Council District 6 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Gabriela Santiago-Romero (Nonpartisan)
Image of Tyrone Carter
Tyrone Carter (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gabriela Santiago-Romero and Tyrone Carter advanced from the primary for Detroit City Council District 6.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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2024

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tyrone Carter defeated Valerie Whittaker in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tyrone Carter (D)
 
81.6
 
18,744
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Valerie Whittaker (R)
 
18.4
 
4,216

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Total votes: 22,960
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tyrone Carter defeated Jay Lovelady in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tyrone Carter
 
82.8
 
4,249
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Jay Lovelady
 
17.2
 
882

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Total votes: 5,131
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Valerie Whittaker advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Valerie Whittaker
 
100.0
 
318

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 318
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Carter received the following endorsements.

  • Michigan League of Conservation Voters

2022

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tyrone Carter defeated Paula M. Campbell and Donald Love in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tyrone Carter (D)
 
87.5
 
14,484
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Paula M. Campbell (R)
 
10.8
 
1,790
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Donald Love (L)
 
1.7
 
288

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Total votes: 16,562
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Incumbent Tyrone Carter defeated Jermaine Tobey and incumbent Cynthia A. Johnson in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tyrone Carter
 
77.3
 
4,290
Image of Jermaine Tobey
Jermaine Tobey
 
21.3
 
1,185
Image of Cynthia A. Johnson
Cynthia A. Johnson (Write-in)
 
1.4
 
77

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,552
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Paula M. Campbell advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
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Paula M. Campbell
 
100.0
 
402

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 402
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Donald Love advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on July 10, 2022.

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Donald Love (L)

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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Tyrone Carter won election in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tyrone Carter (D)
 
100.0
 
28,161

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,161
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Tyrone Carter defeated Ivy Nichole Neal and David Palmer in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tyrone Carter
 
62.5
 
8,163
Image of Ivy Nichole Neal
Ivy Nichole Neal
 
20.1
 
2,624
Image of David Palmer
David Palmer Candidate Connection
 
17.4
 
2,273

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,060
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

  • LEAP Forward[4]

2018

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6

Tyrone Carter defeated Linda Sawyer in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tyrone Carter (D)
 
91.1
 
21,005
Image of Linda Sawyer
Linda Sawyer (R)
 
8.9
 
2,056

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,061
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tyrone Carter
 
21.1
 
2,398
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Charlesetta Wilson
 
18.8
 
2,132
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Terra DeFoe
 
13.2
 
1,492
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Aghogho Edevbie
 
11.0
 
1,247
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Willie Burton
 
8.6
 
976
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Ricardo White
 
6.9
 
780
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David Sanchez
 
6.1
 
696
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Paula Humphries
 
4.9
 
552
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Samantha Magdaleno
 
4.8
 
541
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Tom Choske
 
4.7
 
532

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,346
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6

Linda Sawyer advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Linda Sawyer
Linda Sawyer
 
100.0
 
456

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 456
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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.[5]

Incumbent Raquel Castaneda-Lopez defeated Tyrone Carter in the general election for District 6 on the Detroit City Council.

Detroit City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Raquel Castaneda-Lopez Incumbent 51.98% 4,980
Tyrone Carter 47.67% 4,567
Write-in votes 0.35% 34
Total Votes 9,581
Source: Wayne County, Michigan, "2017 November 7th General & Special General Election Official Results," November 7, 2017

Incumbent Raquel Castaneda-Lopez and Tyrone Carter defeated Felicita Lugo in the primary election for District 6 on the Detroit City Council.[6]

Detroit City Council, District 6 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Raquel Castaneda-Lopez Incumbent 59.15% 3,368
Green check mark transparent.png Tyrone Carter 33.40% 1,902
Felicita Lugo 7.22% 411
Write-in votes 0.23% 13
Total Votes 5,694
Source: Wayne County Clerk, "2017 Primary Official Results," accessed August 23, 2017

2014

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Stephanie Chang defeated Tyrone Carter and five others in the Democratic primary. Tairia Bridges was unopposed in the Republican primary. Chang defeated Bridges in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Chang 94% 17,926
     Republican Tairia Bridges 6% 1,149
     Write-in Donnie MaLone 0% 1
Total Votes 19,076
Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Chang 49.9% 4,234
Tyrone Carter 33.2% 2,820
Elena Herrada 7.4% 631
Casondria Walker Keith 3.3% 284
Patrick O'Connell 3% 255
Eze Ejelonu 1.8% 149
Verl Jean Pittman 1.4% 120
Total Votes 8,493

Campaign themes

2025

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Tyrone Carter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Michigan House of Representatives District 1Won general$165,030 $0
2022Michigan House of Representatives District 1Won general$59,250 $0
2020Michigan House of Representatives District 6Won general$93,382 N/A**
2018Michigan House of Representatives District 6Won general$40,230 N/A**
Grand total$357,892 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tyrone Carter campaign website, "About," accessed June 16, 2017
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan House Democrats, "Meet Rep. Tyrone Carter," accessed April 29, 2023
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Michigan State Rep. Tyrone Carter," accessed April 29, 2023
    4. ↑ LEAP Forward, "6. ENDORSEMENTS," accessed June 30, 2020
    5. ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces re-election bid," February 4, 2017
    6. ↑ Detroit Free Press, "It's official: 8 Detroit mayoral candidates will be on primary ballot," May 11, 2017
    7. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
    8. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
    9. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
    10. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014

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    Preceded by
    Tenisha Yancey (D)     		Michigan House of Representatives District 1
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    Stephanie Chang (D)     		Michigan House of Representatives District 6
    2019-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Regina Weiss (D)


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