Local sheriffs, district attorneys reelected

Incumbent sheriffs and district attorneys in Guilford County and Forsyth County won races for reelection Tuesday.

Forsyth Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough and Guilford Sheriff Danny Rogers — both Democrats — were seeking second terms after winning in 2018, becoming the first Black sheriffs elected in their respective counties.

Kimbrough defeated Republican challenger Ernie Leyba with 65 percent of the vote, according to complete but unofficial results. 

Rogers defeated Republican Phil Byrd with 55 percent of the vote. 

Both Kimbrough and Rogers won in 2018 against longtime white Republican incumbents — Guilford’s BJ Barnes and Forsyth’s Bill Schatzman.

Forsyth District Attorney Jim O’Neill has had little to no opposition since taking over the office in 2009. That changed this year when Democrat Denise Hartsfield, a former district court judge, entered the race.

O’Neill defeated Hartsfield in a close match-up, capturing 51 percent of the vote.

In Guilford County, District Attorney Avery Crump ran unopposed.