2026 North Carolina General Election

2026 North Carolina Primary Election

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Burnis Wilkins

Burnis is from Lumberton, North Carolina. He has an associate’s degree in criminal justice and an advanced law enforcement certificate from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs Education and Training Standards Commission. He lives with his wife, Jamie, in Lumberton.

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Burnis is the sheriff of Robeson County. He works at the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been serving since 2018. He previously worked at the Lumberton Police Department, joined the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office in 1982 as a patrol deputy and rose through roles including Drug Division Supervisor, federal Drug Task Force supervisor in Hoke and Robeson Counties, and Chief of Detectives; served as a state agent in the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety beginning in 1992; concluded his sworn career as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal with the Eastern District of North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force; and, after initially retiring in 2012, served two terms as a Lumberton City Councilman before running for sheriff.

"Burnis Wilkins is currently the Sheriff of Robeson County. He was first elected in 2018 and has served two terms. He previously served as a Lumberton City Councilman, first elected in 2012 and re-elected to a second term."

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Burnis is from Lumberton, North Carolina. He has an associate’s degree in criminal justice and an advanced law enforcement certificate from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission. He and his wife, Jamie, live in Lumberton.

Burnis is the sheriff of Robeson County. He works at the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been since 2018. He previously worked as a police officer at the Lumberton Police Department, as a patrol deputy, Drug Division Supervisor and Chief of Detectives at the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, as a state agent with the North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety’s Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, and as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal assigned to the Eastern District of North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force.

Burnis is from Lumberton, North Carolina. He attended Robeson Community College. He has an associate's degree in criminal justice from Robeson Community College and also earned an advanced law enforcement certificate from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs Education and Training Standards Commission. He lives with his wife, Jamie, in Lumberton. He attends church.

Burnis is the Sheriff of Robeson County. He works at the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been sheriff since 2018. He previously worked as a police officer at the Lumberton Police Department; as a patrol deputy, drug division supervisor, supervisor of a federally funded drug task force and chief of detectives at the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office; as a state agent in the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety; as a special deputy U.S. marshal on the Eastern District of North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force; and as a city councilman for the City of Lumberton.

Burnis is currently the sheriff of Robeson County. He was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Before serving as sheriff, he was a member of the Lumberton City Council.

Burnis Wilkins has an associate's degree in criminal justice from Robeson Community College. He and his wife, Jamie, live in Lumberton.

Burnis is the sheriff of Robeson County. He previously worked as a police officer with the Lumberton Police Department, an agent with the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, and a special deputy U.S. marshal. He also served as an emergency medical technician (EMT) with Lumberton Rescue & EMS. 

Burnis is currently the sheriff of Robeson County. He was elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Before becoming sheriff, he served as a member of the Lumberton City Council.

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- The sheriff is responsible for enforcing the law, managing security in jails and courtrooms. They also oversee daily conditions of the jail and inmates in custody and serve legal documents such as warrants and eviction notices. Their ultimate responsibility is to protect the community. 

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