Harold Dennis
Harold Dennis (Republican Party) ran for election for DeKalb County Sheriff in Georgia. Dennis lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Dennis also ran in a special election for DeKalb County Sheriff in Georgia. Dennis lost in the special general election on June 9, 2020.
Elections
2020
Regular election
See also: Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2020)
General election
General election for DeKalb County Sheriff
Incumbent Melody Maddox defeated Harold Dennis in the general election for DeKalb County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Melody Maddox (D) | 83.9 | 301,420 | |
Harold Dennis (R) | 16.1 | 57,797 |
Total votes: 359,217 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for DeKalb County Sheriff
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for DeKalb County Sheriff on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Melody Maddox | 51.3 | 81,587 | |
Ruth Stringer | 13.2 | 20,953 | ||
Geraldine Champion | 8.3 | 13,147 | ||
Antonio Johnson | 8.2 | 12,990 | ||
Ted Golden | 6.1 | 9,661 | ||
Adam Gardner | 5.0 | 7,989 | ||
Kyle Jones | 4.6 | 7,385 | ||
Carl Mobley | 3.3 | 5,188 |
Total votes: 158,900 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for DeKalb County Sheriff
Harold Dennis advanced from the Republican primary for DeKalb County Sheriff on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Harold Dennis | 100.0 | 15,968 |
Total votes: 15,968 | ||||
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Special election
See also: Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2020)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for DeKalb County Sheriff
Incumbent Melody Maddox defeated Ruth Stringer in the special general runoff election for DeKalb County Sheriff on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Melody Maddox (D) | 63.3 | 46,769 | |
Ruth Stringer (D) | 36.7 | 27,137 |
Total votes: 73,906 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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General election
Special general election for DeKalb County Sheriff
The following candidates ran in the special general election for DeKalb County Sheriff on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Melody Maddox (D) | 39.6 | 65,246 | |
✔ | Ruth Stringer (D) | 15.1 | 24,901 | |
Antonio Johnson (D) | 10.5 | 17,314 | ||
Adam Gardner (D) | 6.9 | 11,446 | ||
Geraldine Champion (D) | 6.9 | 11,292 | ||
Ted Golden (D) | 6.4 | 10,520 | ||
Harold Dennis (R) | 5.5 | 9,061 | ||
Kyle Jones (D) | 5.5 | 9,001 | ||
Carl Mobley (D) | 3.4 | 5,680 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 266 |
Total votes: 164,727 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Harold Dennis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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