Desmon Yancy

Desmon C. Yancy (born 1971/1972)^[1] is an American politician and community organizer from Chicago.^[2][3] He is the alderperson for Chicago City Council's 5th ward, having won the 2023 election for the office.^[4][5] The 5th ward is on Chicago's south side, and includes portions of the Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Desmon Yancy
Member of the Chicago City Council from the 5th ward
Incumbent
Assumed office May 15, 2023
Preceded by	Leslie Hairston
Personal details
Born	1971 or 1972 (age 53–54)
Political party	Democratic
Education	DeVry University

Electoral history

2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th ward, runoff election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Desmon C. Yancy	6,184	51.78%
	Nonpartisan	Martina 'Tina' Hone	5,758	48.22%
Total votes			11,942	100%

2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th ward, general election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Desmon Yancy	2,772	26.0
	Nonpartisan	Tina Hone	1,983	18.6
	Nonpartisan	Renita Ward	1,266	11.9
	Nonpartisan	Wallace Goode Jr.	1,118	10.5
	Nonpartisan	Jocelyn Hare	927	8.7
	Nonpartisan	Joshua Gray	690	6.5
	Nonpartisan	Kris Levy	488	4.6
	Nonpartisan	Gabriel Piemonte	438	4.1
	Nonpartisan	Dee Perkins	399	3.7
	Nonpartisan	Marlene Fisher	397	3.7
	Nonpartisan	Robert Palmer	197	1.8
	Nonpartisan	William Calloway (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			10,675	100.0