{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"David Brake","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDavid Lee Brake Jr. is the Democratic candidate for Sheriff of Nash County, North Carolina, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, facing Republican nominee Julian \"Keith\" Stone, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Brake's campaign site describes him as \"deeply rooted in Nash County, committed to community policing, transparent leadership, and investing in people through partnerships with local leaders, and through community collaborations,\" and says residents \"deserve a sheriff who listens, protects with accountability, and works to reduce crime by investing in people\" [2].\n\n## Career\n\nThe 2026 race is a rematch of the 2022 general election, in which Brake, also the Democratic nominee, faced the same Republican opponent, Keith Stone, after winning a Democratic primary against Joseph Grimes on May 17, 2022 [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] [David Brake for Nash County Sheriff \u2014 campaign website](https://davidbrakeforsheriff.com/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [David Brake (Nash County Sheriff, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Brake_(Nash_County_Sheriff,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022)) \u2014 Ballotpedia does not maintain this page and provides no vote totals for the race; used here only for the 2022 primary- and general-opponent names, which were not found in another public source \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n","firstname":"David","lastname":"Brake","middlename":"Lee","suffix":"JR","token":"12f5174a717dd9ca"},"token":"iC57jsWp01ZR_rpq"},{"candidatename":"Keith Stone","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Julian Keith Stone is a registered voter in Nash County, North Carolina, registered since 2004 (22 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Julian Keith Stone's year of birth as 1965; 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 15 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Julian Keith Stone 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/)","firstname":"Julian","lastname":"Stone","middlename":"Keith","suffix":null,"token":"7c24d741fb23899a"},"token":"Xd9JwJ1gtlRtPTsV"}],"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":"Nash County Sheriff"}