William Burnett
William Burnett (Democratic Party) ran for election for Richmond City Sheriff in Virginia. Burnett lost in the Democratic primary on June 17, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Richmond, Virginia (2025)
General election
General election for Richmond City Sheriff
Incumbent Antionette Irving won election in the general election for Richmond City Sheriff on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antionette Irving (D) | 97.0 | 75,201 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 2,320 | ||
| Total votes: 77,521 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Richmond City Sheriff
Incumbent Antionette Irving defeated William Burnett in the Democratic primary for Richmond City Sheriff on June 17, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antionette Irving | 54.8 | 15,413 |
| William Burnett | 45.2 | 12,726 | ||
| Total votes: 28,139 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burnett in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Richmond, Virginia (2021)
General election
General election for Richmond City Sheriff
Incumbent Antionette Irving defeated Mike Dickinson in the general election for Richmond City Sheriff on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antionette Irving (D) | 76.0 | 54,732 |
 | Mike Dickinson (Independent) | 22.8 | 16,452 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 831 | ||
| Total votes: 72,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Richmond City Sheriff
Incumbent Antionette Irving defeated William Burnett in the Democratic primary for Richmond City Sheriff on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antionette Irving | 55.3 | 13,080 |
| William Burnett | 44.7 | 10,553 | ||
| Total votes: 23,633 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William Burnett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
William Burnett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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