Lehland Burton

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Lehland Burton

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 4, 2020

Personal

Birthplace

Jeffersonville, Ind.

Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Contact

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Lehland Burton (Republican Party) ran for election for Maricopa County Sheriff in Arizona. He lost as a write-in in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.

Burton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Lehland Burton was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana. His professional experience includes working in armed security.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)

General election

General election for Maricopa County Sheriff

Incumbent Paul Penzone defeated Jerry Sheridan in the general election for Maricopa County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Penzone (D)	55.7	1,095,955
		Jerry Sheridan (R)	44.2	869,748
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	3,355

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,969,058
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maricopa County Sheriff

Incumbent Paul Penzone advanced from the Democratic primary for Maricopa County Sheriff on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Penzone	100.0	375,970

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Hall (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Sheriff

Jerry Sheridan defeated Joe Arpaio, Mike Crawford, and Lehland Burton in the Republican primary for Maricopa County Sheriff on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Sheridan	37.4	156,818
		Joe Arpaio	36.0	150,656
		Mike Crawford	26.3	110,271
		Lehland Burton (Write-in)	0.3	1,136

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 418,881
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lehland Burton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Lehland Burton. I am running for Maricopa County Sheriff to protect all people from police abuse and police misconduct. I seek to protect monorities especially.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will put an END to the racism/racial profiling in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
• I will bring trust back between law enforcement and minorites.
• Maricopa County will stop getting sued oved race/profiling issues. (Saving millions of tax payers dollars).

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Community/Police relations with monorities.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I fear no one. I love ALL races of people. I give back to the community. I follow Christ.

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