William Anthony Wilke ran as the Republican candidate for Haywood County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary but did not advance, receiving 3272 votes to Mark E. Mease's 4499, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results 1. William Anthony Wilke will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this race.
According to the North Carolina voter file, William Anthony Wilke is a registered voter in Haywood County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican 2.
The voter file shows William Anthony Wilke's year of birth as 1969; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record 2.
The voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election 3.
This 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 William Anthony Wilke can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.
HAYWOOD_PRECINCT_SORT.txt), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/HAYWOOD_PRECINCT_SORT.txt — accessed 2026-07-21
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