LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Forsyth County Sheriff
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Forsyth County. Observed leaders are not race calls or certified winners.
WHOLE-CONTEST RESULTS
Every candidate. Exact counts.
| Candidate / choice | Party | Votes | Share | Election Day | Early in person | Provisional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby F. Kimbrough | Democratic | 116,383 | 77.86% | 30,913 | 81,768 | 3,702 | 0 |
| Ernie Leyba | Republican | 33,087 | 22.14% | 12,403 | 19,917 | 767 | 0 |
Election Day precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted. These reported results remain unofficial; this site does not call races or certify outcomes.
FOR A CLEAR BRIEFING
The count, with its context.
Forsyth County Sheriff — whole-contest votes. Bobby F. Kimbrough leads the published count. Vote gap: 83,296; margin: 55.73 percentage points. 149,470 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (108/108). Snapshot collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Unofficial reported results; not a race call or certification. Source: NCSBE public feeds. https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/forsyth-county-sheriff--county-34-8/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth | Bobby F. Kimbrough | 149,470 | 100% ED precincts (108/108) | All candidates & methods
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County detail and aggregate publications may be fetched at different times. A difference is a synchronization observation, not evidence of an error. Missing county detail is not treated as zero.
Inspectable sources.
Collection: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Snapshot: c59c17e70268d2fd. Contest ID: county:34:8.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/forsyth-county-sheriff--county-34-8/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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