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Gerald Baker
Gerald Baker (Democratic Party) was the Wake County Sheriff in North Carolina. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on December 5, 2022.
Baker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Wake County Sheriff in North Carolina. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on July 26, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Wake County Sheriff
Willie Rowe defeated Donnie Harrison in the general election for Wake County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Willie Rowe (D)  | 53.8 | 241,899 |
 | Donnie Harrison (R) | 46.2 | 207,638 | |
| Total votes: 449,537 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Wake County Sheriff
Willie Rowe defeated incumbent Gerald Baker in the Democratic primary runoff for Wake County Sheriff on July 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Willie Rowe | 75.3 | 23,954 |
 | Gerald Baker | 24.7 | 7,850 | |
| Total votes: 31,804 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wake County Sheriff
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Wake County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Willie Rowe | 29.4 | 25,731 |
| ✔ | | Gerald Baker | 24.1 | 21,058 |
| Cedric L. Herring | 16.4 | 14,312 | ||
| Roy Taylor | 15.7 | 13,757 | ||
| Joe Coley | 5.6 | 4,934 | ||
 | Tommy Matthews | 5.2 | 4,559 | |
 | Randolph Baity | 3.6 | 3,157 | |
| Total votes: 87,508 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wake County Sheriff
Donnie Harrison defeated Tivon Howard and David Blackwelder in the Republican primary for Wake County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donnie Harrison | 79.9 | 50,606 |
| Tivon Howard | 12.0 | 7,588 | ||
 | David Blackwelder | 8.1 | 5,113 | |
| Total votes: 63,307 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Wake County Sheriff
Gerald Baker defeated incumbent Donnie Harrison in the general election for Wake County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Baker (D) | 54.7 | 236,137 |
| Donnie Harrison (R) | 45.3 | 195,240 | |
| Total votes: 431,377 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wake County Sheriff
Gerald Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for Wake County Sheriff on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Baker |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wake County Sheriff
Incumbent Donnie Harrison advanced from the Republican primary for Wake County Sheriff on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Donnie Harrison |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gerald Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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