{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Terry S. Johnson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTerry Steven Johnson is the incumbent Alamance County Sheriff, seeking a seventh term in the 2026 election [1][2]. He was first elected in 2002, becoming the first Republican elected to the office in living memory in Alamance County [1][2]. The March 3, 2026 Republican primary was his first contested primary since taking office; Alamance News later reported he \"successfully fended off two rivals\" in that primary [4]. In his previous reelection, the 2022 general election, Johnson won with 58.8 percent of the vote against Democratic candidate Kelly White [1].\n\nJohnson has said his priorities include making Alamance County safer and improving diversity within the Sheriff's Department \"of gender, race and educational background\" [3]. He has proposed creating a mental health diversion center to redirect people repeatedly arrested for low-level offenses toward psychiatric evaluation rather than punishment, targeting a one-year timeline to establish it [3].\n\n## Background and education\nJohnson is a native of Snow Camp, North Carolina, born and raised in Alamance County [2]. His law enforcement career began in 1972 [3]. Before being elected sheriff, he spent nearly three decades as an agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation [2].\n\n## Career\nAs sheriff, Johnson's department has developed working relationships with the DEA, Homeland Security, and ICE, and began using drone technology for search-and-rescue operations in 2018 [1]. He has cited resolving cold cases ranging from grand theft auto to first-degree murder, expanding narcotics enforcement using his SBI drug-interdiction background, and implementing body cameras for patrol officers and jailers through a state grant [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Alamance County sheriff to seek 7th term \u2013 Elon News Network](https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2025/09/alamance-county-sheriff-to-seek-7th-term-faces-first-potential-opposition-in-gop-since-2002)\n[2] [Sheriff Terry Johnson to seek seventh term \u2013 Alamance News](https://alamancenews.com/sheriff-terry-johnson-to-seek-seventh-term/)\n[3] [Campaigning for Alamance County Sheriff: Terry Johnson \u2013 Elon News Network](https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2022/10/campaigning-for-alamance-county-sheriff-terry-johnson)\n[4] [Did sheriff strike fans of campaign rivals from his agency's list of certified officers? \u2013 Alamance News](https://alamancenews.com/did-sheriff-strike-fans-of-campaign-rivals-from-his-agencys-list-of-certified-officers/)","firstname":"Terry","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":"Steven","suffix":null,"token":"2b400bf8e78796ab"},"token":"t-pZeVIx_yEvovce"},{"candidatename":"Dana Byrd Pasour","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Dana Byrd Pasour is a registered voter in Alamance County, North Carolina, registered since 2005 (21 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Dana Byrd Pasour's year of birth as 1972; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 9 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nDana Byrd Pasour was a Republican candidate for Alamance County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary. Pasour received 119 votes, finishing 3rd of 3 Republican candidates, and did not advance to the November 2026 general election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. Voters with personal knowledge of Dana Byrd Pasour can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified results, Alamance County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/ALAMANCE_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Dana","lastname":"Pasour","middlename":"Byrd","suffix":null,"token":"ee0987c78ae316bd"},"token":"z3vrNKdzd5Q1stk2"},{"candidatename":"Billy Clayton","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Billy Thomas Clayton II is a registered voter in Alamance County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Billy Thomas Clayton II's year of birth as 1967; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nBilly Thomas Clayton II was a Republican candidate for Alamance County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary. Clayton received 6,215 votes, finishing 2nd of 3 Republican candidates, and did not advance to the November 2026 general election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. Voters with personal knowledge of Billy Thomas Clayton II can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified results, Alamance County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/ALAMANCE_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Billy","lastname":"Clayton","middlename":"Thomas","suffix":"II","token":"0e85ed26c65cc211"},"token":"0YNKr5WTYqd6luHd"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"sheriff","o.office":"county_sheriff","office":"county_sheriff","officedescription":"The sheriff is the county's chief law-enforcement officer. The office operates the county jail, provides court security, serves civil process and executes warrants, and provides patrol and investigation \u2014 a large operational command with a substantial budget.","officequalities":"- Organizational leadership of a sheriff's office spanning patrol, investigations, court services, and the county jail.\n- Oversight of the county jail, including intake, inmate health, and release procedures.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee criminal law, court process, and constitutional search-and-seizure standards.\n- Ability to develop and oversee the office's operating budget with public accountability.\n- Coordination with municipal police departments and neighboring-county and state agencies.\n- A documented law-enforcement or public-safety background.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Sheriff","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Alamance County Sheriff"}