Incumbent Lisa Carter retained a seat as a police commissioner in District 6 — the only race out of seven for the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners that had two candidates listed on the ballot in the Nov. 4 election.

Carter, who has held her seat since 2013 and is a retired Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy, received about 55% of the vote in unofficial results posted on the city's election website , with all precincts reporting. Her opponent, Garrett Burton, a public defender at the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office, garnered about 44%.

There are 11 commissioners that make up the civilian oversight board — seven are elected, the remainder are appointed by the mayor and approved by city council.

There were no candidates on the ballot for Districts 1, 3 and 5. Voters chose wr

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