John Nowels
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2023 - Present
2026
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John Nowels (Republican Party) is the Spokane County Sheriff in Washington. Nowels assumed office on January 1, 2023. Nowels' current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Nowels (Republican Party) ran for election for Spokane County Sheriff in Washington. Nowels won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Spokane County, Washington (2022)
General election
General election for Spokane County Sheriff
John Nowels defeated Wade Nelson in the general election for Spokane County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Nowels (R) | 57.9 | 112,316 | |
| Wade Nelson (R) | 40.0 | 77,652 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 4,119 | ||
| Total votes: 194,087 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Spokane County Sheriff
John Nowels and Wade Nelson defeated Michael Zollars in the primary for Spokane County Sheriff on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Nowels (R) | 53.8 | 65,474 | |
| ✔ | Wade Nelson (R) | 28.4 | 34,595 | |
| Michael Zollars (R) | 14.9 | 18,067 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 3,517 | ||
| Total votes: 121,653 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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