Roy Taylor

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Roy Taylor

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 17, 2022

Roy Taylor (Democratic Party) ran for election for Wake County Sheriff in North Carolina. Taylor 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Cedric L. Herring	16.4	14,312
	Submit photo	Roy Taylor	15.7	13,757
	Submit photo	Joe Coley	5.6	4,934
		Tommy Matthews	5.2	4,559
		Randolph Baity	3.6	3,157

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Tivon Howard	12.0	7,588
		David Blackwelder	8.1	5,113

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,307
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Campaign themes

2022

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