{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nCaleb Rance Stiles won the Republican primary for Graham County Sheriff on March 3, 2026, defeating five other candidates \u2014 Leon Allen, Cody George, Terry Grey, Joseph Jones, and Mitch Millsaps [1][2]. He faces Democrat Reba Louanne Jenkins McMahan in the November 3, 2026 general election [2][3].\n\nThe race follows the permanent removal of former Sheriff Brad Hoxit, whom a Superior Court judge found had engaged in \"willful misconduct and maladministration\" in his investigation of a county commissioner with whom he had a personal conflict; Republican Russell Moody, a former sheriff (2007\u20112011), was appointed to fill the vacancy in February 2026 pending the November election [3].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Election Results: Primary elections called across western NC \u2013 Fox Carolina](https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/03/04/election-results-whatley-cooper-win-primaries-us-senate/)\n\n[2] [Keeping the faith: First-of-its kind sheriff removal hearing plays out in Graham County \u2013 Smoky Mountain News](https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/41110-keeping-the-faith-first-of-its-kind-sheriff-removal-hearing-plays-out-in-graham-county)\n\n[3] [Brad Hoxit permanently removed as Graham County Sheriff \u2013 Smoky Mountain News](https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/41130-brad-hoxit-permanently-removed-as-graham-county-sheriff)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Graham County Sheriff"},{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Graham County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Caleb","fullname":"Caleb Rance Stiles","lastname":"Stiles","middlename":"Rance","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Graham County Sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"graham","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Graham County Sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"graham","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"graham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Graham County Sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"graham","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Caleb Rance Stiles is the Republican candidate for Graham County Sheriff in the 2026 North Carolina election.","terms":[],"token":"62f4cda9c70d7766"}