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Clarence Birkhead
2018 - Present
2026
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Clarence Birkhead (Democratic Party) is the Durham County Sheriff in North Carolina. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Birkhead (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Durham County Sheriff in North Carolina. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Durham County Sheriff
Incumbent Clarence Birkhead defeated Maria Jocys in the general election for Durham County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Clarence Birkhead (D) | 71.6 | 87,574 |
 | Maria Jocys (Independent) | 28.4 | 34,807 | |
| Total votes: 122,381 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Durham County Sheriff
Incumbent Clarence Birkhead defeated Paul Martin in the Democratic primary for Durham County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clarence Birkhead | 90.0 | 41,779 |
| Paul Martin | 10.0 | 4,643 | ||
| Total votes: 46,422 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Durham County Sheriff
Clarence Birkhead won election in the general election for Durham County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clarence Birkhead (D) | 98.2 | 102,753 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 1,911 | ||
| Total votes: 104,664 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Durham County Sheriff
Clarence Birkhead defeated incumbent Michael Andrews in the Democratic primary for Durham County Sheriff on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clarence Birkhead | 93.5 | 104,204 |
| Michael Andrews | 6.5 | 7,271 | ||
| Total votes: 111,475 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clarence Birkhead did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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