J. S. Calvert (McDowell County Sheriff, North Carolina, candidate 2026)
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J. S. Calvert (Republican Party) is running for election for McDowell County Sheriff in North Carolina. Calvert is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Calvert completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
J. S. Calvert provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on January 27, 2026:
- High school: Mcdowell High School
- Graduate: Western Carolina University, 2023
- Military service: United States Marine Corps, 2005-2010
- Profession: Law Enforcement Officer
- Incumbent officeholder: No
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Elections
Republican primary
Republican primary for McDowell County Sheriff
J. S. Calvert (R), Bryon Crisp (R), Nathan Mace (R), and Brent Allen Rumfelt (R) are running in the Republican primary for McDowell County Sheriff on March 3, 2026.
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J. S. Calvert completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Calvert's responses.
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- Transparency, accountability and public trust are 3 of the main goals that need to be fixed. This can be completed by: publishing public safety reports showing current crimes, office actions and publishing dates staff will be holding community listening sessions to inform the community of issues in their area, training for parents, grandparents and guardians to alert them to current trends and give information on juvenile specific issues, as well as for the Sheriff to hear directly from the community what they like and dont like that the Sheriffs office is doing.
- Modernized policing and technology efforts. This will be completed by a police to citizen program that will provide digital access to pertinent records, a revamp of the Field Training Program to provide a more indepth specialized training for new deputies, continue to improve communication efforts with other state and local agencies, bring a renewed partnership with federal, state and local agencies.
- Community safety, crime reduction and school safety renewal. This will be completed by: increase in number of personnel working patrol and give them the proper tools to complete the job, working with community leaders and programs to reduce recidivism, bring SRO's and juvenile intervention programs together to bring a positive change through schools, bring training and education to the deputies to make a more well rounded deputy that will fulfill needs of the county and minimal costs.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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