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Joe Coley
Joe Coley (Democratic Party) ran for election for Wake County Sheriff in North Carolina. Coley lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 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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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wake County Sheriff |
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