Deeds to Serve Fifth Term as WJCC Sheriff

Williamsburg-James City County Sheriff Robert “Bob” Deeds will successfully ward off a challenge from newcomer Tim Davis and retain his seat in the courthouse for another four years, according to unofficial election results.

Vote totals from the Virginia Department of Elections show that Deeds leads the ballot count with 14,445 votes, or 71.35 percent, as of 9 p.m. Davis has earned 5,715 votes, or 28.23 percent.

All election results are considered unofficial until a formal results review, which begins Wednesday, is completed and all provisional ballots are counted.

Deeds, who celebrated his victory at Williamsburg National Golf Club with the James City County Republican Committee on Tuesday night, said he is delighted to be returning as sheriff.

“I feel good. It means we’ll continue to do the very best we can for the community and keep the courthouse safe,” he said.

Davis said he enjoyed running his campaign and will talk with his family about the possibility of running again in four years.

“It was a good campaign – not a lot of negativity. I was given the opportunity and I took it,” he said of his effort.

Deeds was first elected to the role in 1999 and faced no opponents for re-election until 2015. In his upcoming term, Deeds said he would focus on funding more training and development opportunities for deputies.

The Virginia Public Access Project reports that, as of Oct. 22, Deeds received $22,153 in contributions, compared to $4,399 raised for Davis, most of which Davis loaned to his own campaign.

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Related Coverage:

• Bob Deeds (R) (questionnaire) (profile)
• Tim Davis (I) (questionnaire) (profile)