OFFICE OF SHERIFF STATE-BY-STATE ELECTIONS INFORMATION
On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited http://sos.state.al.us/Elections/Defa AL County Clerk 67 4 2018 Off-year Partisan Governor ult.aspx N/A AK http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ NA NA NA NA NA N/A N/A
Unlimited AZ http://www.azsos.gov/election/ County Clerk 15 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan County Board
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/electi Unlimited 51 of 75 also collect taxes AR County Clerk 75 2 2016 Both Partisan County Board ons.html Unlimited http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/electi CA County Clerk 58 4 2018 Off-Year Nonpartisan County Board ons.htm
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Most have Appointed Sheriff in Denver and Bloomfield unlimited *Sheriffs Limited to Two Consecutive terms; 12 Terms in: Conejos, Costilla, Denver, cos. are Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Huerfano, limited to Jefferson, Moffat, Montezuma, Teller, and two Yuma Cos. consecutive *Sheriffs Limited to Three Consecutive terms; five Terms in Adams, Arapahoe, Larimer, http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/ele cos. are Summit, and Weld Cos. CO County Clerk 64 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board ctions/main.htm limited to *Sheriffs Limited to Four Consecutive three Terms in: Boulder consecutive terms; one is limited to four consecutive terms*
N/A http://www.sots.state.ct.us/Elections CT NA NA NA NA N/A N/A County Board Division/Electionindex.html
State Unlimited DE http://www.state.de.us/election/ 3 4 2017 Off-Year Partisan Governor Elections
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited Most Appointed Sheriff in Miami-Dade 2016 Partisan, *Non-Partisan Elections in Columbia, (Duval FL http://election.dos.state.fl.us/ County Clerk 67 4 Off-Year Some Non- Governor Gadsden, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Polk, County Partisan by Volusia Cos. 2015) Charter* http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections Unlimited Telfair Sheriff has a two-term limit GA County Clerk 159 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan Probate Judge / NA HI http://www.hawaii.gov/elections/ NA NA NA NA NA N/A N/A Unlimited http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/el ID County Clerk 44 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan County Board eindex.htm Unlimited Smaller co. sheriffs also serve as treasurer IL http://www.elections.state.il.us/ County Clerk 102 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board
Two Party of Prior consecutive IN http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/ County Clerk 92 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan Sheriff terms Appoints
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/i Unlimited IA County Clerk 99 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board ndex.html
http://www.kssos.org/elections/electi Unlimited Riley Co. No elected sheriff KS County Clerk 105 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan Governor ons.html Unlimited Not in charge of the Jails; Act as Tax http://www.sos.state.ky.us/INDEX/m Special KY County Clerk 120 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan Collector; Elected Jailors ain/elecdiv.asp Election
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited Orleans Parish Sheriff is the only one NOT 2015; http://www.sec.state.la.us/elections/ State Special to act as Tax Collector; LA 65 4 Orleans in Neither Nonpartisan elections-index.htm Elections Election Seperated into Criminal & Civil Div.; 2018 Term begins July 1, not Jan.1
Unlimited 2016 Elections: Franklin & Sagadahoc Terms 2018 Elections: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Staggered Cumberland, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/elec State Every Other Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, ME 16 4 Both Partisan Governor /elec.htm Elections Year (2 cos. Somerset, Waldo, Washington, York in '16, 14 cos. In '18)
Unlimited Baltimore City and Baltimore Co. each have 23 + 1 State an elected Sheriff MD http://www.elections.state.md.us/ City 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan Governor Elections (BALT) Unlimited http://www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/eleid State MA 14 6 2016 Alternating Partisan Governor x.htm Elections
Unlimited Judge, Prosecutor & http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607 MI County Clerk 83 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan Clerk Appoint ,7-127-1633---,00.html or Special Election
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.as State MN 87 4 2018 Off-Year Nonpartisan County Board px?page=4 Elections Unlimited http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections.as State MS 82 4 2015 Neither Partisan County Board px Elections 114 + 1 Unlimited Sheriff in City of STL is elected http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/De Special MO County Clerk City 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan Sheriff in County of STL is appointed fault.asp Election (STL) Unlimited MT http://sos.mt.gov/elections/ County Clerk 56 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board Unlimited NE http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/ County Clerk 93 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board Unlimited NV http://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=3 County Clerk 17 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board
Unlimited Sheriffs must retire at 70 years of age NH http://sos.nh.gov/Elections.aspx County Clerk 10 2 2016 On-Year Partisan County Board
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited 2015 Elections: Camden, Essex, Terms Gloucester, and Salem Staggered 2016 Elections: Bergen, Burlington, Every Year County Board Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, http://nj.gov/state/elections/index.ht NJ County Clerk 21 3 (4 cos. in Every Year Partisan or Special Morriw, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, ml '15, 12 cos. Election Sussex, and Warren in '16, 5 2017 Elections: Atlantic, Cape May, cos. in '17) Cumberland, Mercer, and Union
Two NM http://www.sos.state.nm.us/ County Clerk 33 4 2016 Off-Year consecutive Partisan County Board terms
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited NYC Sheriff Appointed by Mayor; Undersheriffs serve - Bronx, Kings, Queens, and Richmond; Nassau Sheriff Appointed by Co.Exec.; Westchester Co. has Commissioner of Public Safety Appointed by Co.Exec. 2015 Elections: Albany, Cortland, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Terms Lewis, Orleans, Rensselaer, Rockland, Staggered Seneca, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Tioga, Every Year Warren, Washington, Yates (17 cos. in 2016 Elections: Genesee, Hamilton, NY http://www.elections.ny.gov/ County Clerk 62 4 '15, 2 cos. Every Year Partisan Governor Niagara, Steuben in '16, 13 2017 Elections: Chenango, Cattaraugus, cos. in '17, Chemung, Columbia, Erie, Livingston, 23 cos. in Madison, Monroe, Putnam, Saratoga, '18) Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Suffolk, Wayne, Wyoming 2018 Elections: Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Tompkins, Ulster
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited In some counties the vacancy is filled by the County Board with whomever they select. In other counties, while the appointment is made by the County Board, NC http://www.app2.sboe.state.nc.us/ County Clerk 100 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board they are bound to appoint the person selected by the political party of the most recent sheriff.
State Unlimited ND http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/ 53 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board Elections
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections Unlimited OH County Clerk 88 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan County Board .aspx Unlimited OK http://www.state.ok.us/~elections/ County Clerk 77 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan County Board Unlimited 2016 Elections: Baker, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Curry, Deschutes, Terms Douglas, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Staggered Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Malheur, Every Other Marion, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook, http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/ OR County Clerk 36 4 Year Both Nonpartisan County Board Umatilla, Washington, Wheeler elechp.htm (22 cos. in 2018 Elections: Benton, Coos, Crook, '16, 14 cos. Gilliam, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, in '18) Linn, Multnomah, Polk, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Yamhill
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited Northampton Co. Sheriff is Appointed by Co.Exec. 2015 Elections: Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Crawford, Dauphin, Elk, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Indiana, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Terms Northumberland, Philadelphia, Potter, Staggered Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Warren, Every Other Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/site/ PA County Clerk 67 4 Year Both Partisan Governor 2017 Elections: Adams, Allegheny, default.asp (35 cos. in Armstrong, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, '15, 32 cos. Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Columbia, in '17) Cumberland, Delaware, Erie, Forest, Greene, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Perry, Pike, Schuykill, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Washington
Appointe Unlimited Gubernatorial Appointment RI http://www.elections.state.ri.us/ Town Clerk 5 Appointed N/A Appointed Governor d
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election* Unlimited 2016 Elections: Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Charleston, Chester, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Terms Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Staggered Greenwood, Horry, Jasper, Lancaster, Every Other Governor or Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, State SC http://www.state.sc.us/scsec/ 46 4 Year Both Partisan Special McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Elections (39 cos. in Election Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, '16, 7 cos. Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg, in '18) York 2018 Elections: Berkeley, Beaufort, Allendale, Chesterfield, Cherokee, Hampton, Kershaw
Unlimited https://sdsos.gov/Elections/Default. SD County Clerk 66 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board aspx Unlimited General Election in August TN http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/ County Clerk 95 4 2018 Off-Year Nonpartisan County Board
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/i Unlimited smaller co. sheriffs also serve as tax TX County Clerk 254 4 2016 Off-Year Partisan County Board ndex.shtml assessors-collectors Unlimited UT http://elections.utah.gov/ County Clerk 29 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board
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On-Year Next Partisan Sheriffs' No. of Length or Vacancy STATE Elections Division Website Election Term Limit or Non- Notes Election Info Cos. of Term Off-Year Filled By Year Partisan Election*
http://vermont- State Unlimited VT 14 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan Governor elections.org/soshome.htm Elections Unlimited 2015 95 county State countie Off/Off Chief Deputy VA http://www.sbe.state.va.us/ 4 sheriffs/ Partisan Elections s & 29 Years Fills Position 2017 city cities sheriffs
Unlimited 2018 (Snohomish http://www.secstate.wa.gov/election & Whatcom WA County Clerk 39 4 Both Partisan County Board s/ in 2015, Pierce in 2016) Two Also serve as treasurer http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/Pa WV County Clerk 55 4 2016 Off-Year consecutive Partisan County Board ges/default.aspx terms
Unlimited WI http://gab.wi.gov/ County Clerk 72 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan Governor Unlimited http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/El WY County Clerk 23 4 2018 Off-Year Partisan County Board ections.aspx
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