Darryl Forté
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2019 - Present
2029
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Darryl Forté is the Jackson County Sheriff in Missouri. Forté assumed office in 2019. Forté's current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Forté (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Jackson County Sheriff in Missouri. Forté won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2024)
General election
General election for Jackson County Sheriff
Incumbent Darryl Forté won election in the general election for Jackson County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darryl Forté (D) | 95.7 | 251,254 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.3 | 11,249 | ||
| Total votes: 262,503 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jackson County Sheriff
Incumbent Darryl Forté advanced from the Democratic primary for Jackson County Sheriff on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darryl Forté | 100.0 | 26,826 | |
| Total votes: 26,826 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Forté in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2020)
General election
General election for Jackson County Sheriff
Incumbent Darryl Forté won election in the general election for Jackson County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darryl Forté (D) | 95.8 | 266,939 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.2 | 11,719 | ||
| Total votes: 278,658 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jackson County Sheriff
Incumbent Darryl Forté defeated Mike Sharp in the Democratic primary for Jackson County Sheriff on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darryl Forté | 81.7 | 67,164 | |
| Mike Sharp | 18.3 | 14,997 | ||
| Total votes: 82,161 | |||
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2018
On July 31, 2018, Judge David M. Byrn of Missouri's 16th Circuit Court ruled that election officials would not be allowed to tabulate results for the primary election for sheriff. State law mandates that party officials choose nominees for sheriff if the position is vacated voluntarily within one year of when the position would be up for election. Former Sheriff Mike Sharp resigned in April 2018. Because the ruling came down one week before the primary election, the names of primary candidates could not be removed from the ballot. The results of the primary were void.
The county Democratic Party committee selected Darryl Forte as their general election candidate on August 21. The chairman of the county Republican Party committee said on July 31 that a Republican nominee would be selected by August 7.[1] David Bernal was selected to run on the Republican ticket.
Darryl Forté defeated David Bernal in the general election for Jackson County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Jackson County Sheriff
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Darryl Forté (D) | 80.8 | 89,157 | |
| David Bernal (R) | 19.1 | 21,037 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 208 | ||
| Total votes: 110,402 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Darryl Forté did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Darryl Forté did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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