Desmon C. Yancy (born 1971/1972) is an American politician and community organizer from Chicago. He is the alderperson for Chicago City Council's 5th ward, having won the 2023 election for the office. The 5th ward is on Chicago's south side, and includes portions of the Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Electoral history

2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th ward, runoff election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanDesmon C. Yancy6,18451.78%
NonpartisanMartina 'Tina' Hone5,75848.22%
Total votes11,942100%
2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th ward, general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanDesmon Yancy2,77226.0
NonpartisanTina Hone1,98318.6
NonpartisanRenita Ward1,26611.9
NonpartisanWallace Goode Jr.1,11810.5
NonpartisanJocelyn Hare9278.7
NonpartisanJoshua Gray6906.5
NonpartisanKris Levy4884.6
NonpartisanGabriel Piemonte4384.1
NonpartisanDee Perkins3993.7
NonpartisanMarlene Fisher3973.7
NonpartisanRobert Palmer1971.8
NonpartisanWilliam Calloway (write-in)10.0
Total votes10,675100.0

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