Tommy Matthews

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Tommy Matthews

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 17, 2022

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Tommy Matthews (Democratic Party) ran for election for Wake County Sheriff in North Carolina. Matthews lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Matthews completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)

General election

General election for Wake County Sheriff

Willie Rowe defeated Donnie Harrison in the general election for Wake County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Willie Rowe (D)	53.8	241,899
		Donnie Harrison (R)	46.2	207,638

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 449,537
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Wake County Sheriff

Willie Rowe defeated incumbent Gerald Baker in the Democratic primary runoff for Wake County Sheriff on July 26, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Willie Rowe	75.3	23,954
		Gerald Baker	24.7	7,850

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,804
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wake County Sheriff

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Wake County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Willie Rowe	29.4	25,731
✔		Gerald Baker	24.1	21,058
	Submit photo	Cedric L. Herring	16.4	14,312
	Submit photo	Roy Taylor	15.7	13,757
	Submit photo	Joe Coley	5.6	4,934
		Tommy Matthews	5.2	4,559
		Randolph Baity	3.6	3,157

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,508
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wake County Sheriff

Donnie Harrison defeated Tivon Howard and David Blackwelder in the Republican primary for Wake County Sheriff on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donnie Harrison	79.9	50,606
	Submit photo	Tivon Howard	12.0	7,588
		David Blackwelder	8.1	5,113

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,307
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Tommy Matthews completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Matthews' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Tommy Matthews. I have been a resident of Wake County my entire life, a life-long Democrat, and worked in service of its citizens for decades. Born and raised in the small Wake County community of McCullers, I think it is important to share a little about myself and why I deserve to be sheriff. I know well the range of those who make the entire Sheriff’s office work on a daily basis – detention officers, civilian staff members, medical nurses, doctors, as well as deputy sheriffs – because I worked as their co-worker, and then their supervisor. I know the challenges they face at work and I have found nearly all to be honorable. I’ve listened to those in our community facing profound challenges in their daily lives. It’s time we work together for a respected and trusted Wake County Sheriff’s Office.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Filling vacancies in the Sheriff's office to give the community the support they need for particular issues.
• Tommy wants to address the mental illness issues of incarcerated persons in Wake County. He believes that these people should be handed off to more qualified professionals that know how to handle the behavior of mentally ill patients.
• Tommy is here to listen to the community. He believes that if he is elected, he should be the voice of the people via Wake County law enforcement.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Tommy is passionate about how the view on police and law enforcement has been changed to something negative as of late. He believes that there are a few bad cases that have really dragged down the name of law enforcement. This has had a negative effect on recruitment for law enforcement positions.

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