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2 candidates are tracked for Forsyth County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Bobby F. Kimbrough and Ernie Leyba. Candidate information follows official Forsyth County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
From the State Board of Elections certified candidate list.
Democratic · Incumbent
Bobby F. Kimbrough has been Forsyth County's sheriff since December 2018, the first Black sheriff in county history, and won reelection in 2022, per the county's official sheriff's page.
Republican
Ernie Leyba has more than 20 years in law enforcement including service as a Forsyth County deputy sheriff, and was the 2022 nominee for this office, per the Winston-Salem Journal and Kernersville News.