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Larry M. Pierce

Republican · North Carolina · 2026

Larry Pierce spent four decades in law enforcement, including as a Goldsboro police officer, a Wayne County reserve deputy, and a State Bureau of Investigation agent, and also owns Nahunta Pork Center, a meat shop and market in Pikeville, per the Goldsboro News-Argus. He was appointed sheriff in February 2014 after the death of former Sheriff Carey Winders, was elected to his first full term that November, and was reelected without opposition in 2018 and 2022. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Larry M. Pierce.

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Wayne County Sheriff · North Carolina · 2026

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