{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Chris (Taco) Toriello","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Christopher Claude Toriello was a Republican candidate for the Randolph County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Christopher Claude Toriello received 1970 votes, finishing behind Greg Seabolt's 9197 votes; Brian Arrington: 2259 votes; Eric Hicks: 1069 votes [1]. Greg Seabolt advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Christopher Claude Toriello does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Christopher Claude Toriello is a registered voter in Randolph County, North Carolina, registered since 1992 (34 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Christopher Claude Toriello's year of birth as 1970; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Christopher Claude Toriello can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] 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[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Christopher","lastname":"Toriello","middlename":"Claude","suffix":null,"token":"ebae6947d3f78a33"},"token":"eIMqdU7J05p_pMSa"},{"candidatename":"Brian Arrington","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Avery Brian Arrington was a Republican candidate for the Randolph County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Avery Brian Arrington received 2259 votes, finishing behind Greg Seabolt's 9197 votes; Chris (Taco) Toriello: 1970 votes; Eric Hicks: 1069 votes [1]. Greg Seabolt advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Avery Brian Arrington does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Avery Brian Arrington is a registered voter in Randolph County, North Carolina, registered since 1993 (33 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Avery Brian Arrington's year of birth as 1970; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Avery Brian Arrington can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] 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[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Avery","lastname":"Arrington","middlename":"Brian","suffix":null,"token":"4efd3fe445d300c4"},"token":"ttUmweUVBei8epMI"},{"candidatename":"Greg Seabolt","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGregory \"Greg\" Jerome Seabolt won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Randolph County Sheriff, leading a four-candidate field with 9,197 votes; Brian Arrington, Chris Toriello, and Eric Hicks did not advance. Seabolt is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Seabolt is a registered voter in Randolph County, North Carolina, registered since 2001 (25 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Seabolt's year of birth as 1962; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the public voter file and official election results was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Gregory Jerome Seabolt can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Gregory","lastname":"Seabolt","middlename":"Jerome","suffix":null,"token":"fcfc34d7865489b7"},"token":"XMftXq6x7b2eqjs-"},{"candidatename":"Eric Hicks","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Eric Scott Hicks was a Republican candidate for the Randolph County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Eric Scott Hicks received 1069 votes, finishing behind Greg Seabolt's 9197 votes; Brian Arrington: 2259 votes; Chris (Taco) Toriello: 1970 votes [1]. Greg Seabolt advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Eric Scott Hicks does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Eric Scott Hicks is a registered voter in Randolph County, North Carolina, registered since 2011 (15 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Eric Scott Hicks's year of birth as 1983; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Eric Scott Hicks can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] 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[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Eric","lastname":"Hicks","middlename":"Scott","suffix":null,"token":"d316b3431cfd2859"},"token":"I4PnNZEw7nO8z-L2"}],"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":"Randolph County Sheriff"}