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2 candidates are tracked for Shelby County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kyle Tipton and Dominique Carroll. Candidate information follows official Shelby County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kyle Tipton won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 4,658 votes (59.78%) over Blake Lisby (3,134, 40.22%), per the Shelby County Clerk's official cumulative primary results. Dominique Carroll filed for the Democratic nomination and faced no primary opponent, per the Clerk's candidate filings. Tipton and Carroll meet in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Kyle Tipton serves as operations captain at the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, a role he has held since 2020, per his campaign site. He began as a deputy sheriff in 2009 and was promoted to patrol sergeant in 2015 before reaching his current post, and has also served on the Shelby County Board of Elections, per the same source.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Continued transparency and financial accountability in the sheriff's office
- The safety of all Shelby County residents as his stated top priority
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Carroll is one of three candidates for Shelby County Sheriff on the November 2026 ballot, according to the Sentinel-News, per Sentinel-News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
