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County Sheriff

Mountrail County, North Dakota
My vote power: High

What does this office do?

  • Running police patrols and deputies in the county
  • Running the county jail
  • Carrying out evictions, warrants, and other court orders

Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,

Candidates:

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Corey Bristol is the Mountrail County Sheriff, based in Stanley, and also oversees the county's 911 communications center.

Nonpartisan

Joel Shaffett is a Tioga police officer and EMT with about a decade in law enforcement, including work as a deputy in Saline County, Kansas. Shaffett's priorities are closer teamwork among police, tribal, fire, EMS, and dispatch agencies and a more accountable sheriff's office.

Source: vip.sos.nd.gov