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Sheriff, Guilford County

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Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The sheriff is the county's chief law enforcement officer and runs the county jail.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Public safety

  • Phil ByrdRepublican

    • Pledges to improve deputy morale, staffing and retention
    • Proposes reallocating deputies to reduce violent crime
    • Pledges a closer sheriff's partnership with schools on safety
    • Supports a joint citizen-police approach to gun violence

  • Danny RogersDemocratic

    • Supports community policing to improve public safetyIn office
    • Supports lowering officer attrition in the sheriff's officeIn office

Courts & justice

  • Phil ByrdRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Danny RogersDemocratic

    • Supports reducing recidivism to save tax dollarsIn office

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