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Sheriff, Sullivan County

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4 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The sheriff runs the county jail and provides police patrols, especially outside city and town limits.

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Justin Copeland

Republican

Sergeant, Sullivan County Sheriff's Office

The gist

  • Proposes a new drug task force for Sullivan County
  • Pledges a stronger sheriff's presence at county schools
  • Pledges to restore religious services in the county jail
  • Proposes regular public updates and questions with the sheriff
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  1. Proposes a new drug task force for Sullivan County

    Justin Copeland for Sullivan County Sheriff (campaign page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “developing and guiding a new task force that Sullivan County needs very badly”

  2. Pledges a stronger sheriff's presence at county schools

    Justin Copeland for Sullivan County Sheriff (campaign page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “As Sheriff, our department will have a stronger presence in and around our schools, maintain regular communication with our SROs”

  3. Pledges to restore religious services in the county jail

    Justin Copeland for Sullivan County Sheriff (campaign page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “one of my main goals is to bring back programs in our jail. One of them being our religious services.”

  4. Proposes regular public updates and questions with the sheriff

    Justin Copeland for Sullivan County Sheriff (campaign page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “I want to create a way for the public to hear updates directly from the Sheriff’s Office”

Jason Bobbitt

DemocraticIncumbent

Sullivan County Sheriff

The gist

  • Supports recruiting and retaining deputies, jailers and dispatchers
  • Pledges to complete goals begun in his first term
More about Jason
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  1. Supports recruiting and retaining deputies, jailers and dispatchers

    SC Farm Bureau hosts ‘Meet the Candidates’ forum

    News coverage · Sullivan Times (suncommercial.com) · Mar 27, 2026 · suncommercial.com

    “All identified recruitment/retention of deputies, jail officers and dispatchers as the department’s top challenges”

  2. Pledges to complete goals begun in his first term

    Jason Bobbitt for Sullivan County Sheriff (campaign page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “there are many goals that I would like to see through to completion”

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