Democratic incumbent Antonio Hash has been reelected sheriff of Roanoke.
Unofficial election results from the Virginia Department of Elections on Tuesday night show Hash with about 67% of the vote. His Republican opponent, James Creasy, won 33% of the vote. Provisional ballots and late mail-in ballots must still be counted.
Hash could not be immediately reached by phone on Tuesday night.
Hash, 45, was born and raised in Roanoke and has worked in the Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office for 16 years. He was a deputy and a school resource officer before being elected for his first term as sheriff in 2021.
Hash focused his 2025 campaign on mental health and addressing these issues for the community, those in custody at the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center and Roanoke’s deputies.
Creasy, who retired in August as a sergeant within the sheriff’s office to focus on his campaign, had been working in the sheriff’s office for 24 years. He focused his campaign on hiring and retention and reintegrating the sheriff’s office into the community.
The sheriff’s office has four divisions: detention center security, support services, court services and law enforcement. It maintains security within the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center and the city’s courthouse.
As of September, the office had 190 deputies, with 15 vacancies, Hash said at the time.
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During his first term, Hash implemented the Residents Individually Growing Naturally and Intentionally Through Education, or R(IGNITE), program in the adult detention center. The program offers educational programming to residents in custody.
He also brought on board the Medication Assisted Treatment, or MAT, program, which follows guidelines on how to treat those coming into custody with substance-use issues.
Hash said in September that he strives to “change the narrative” of people coming into custody and spoke on the importance of a fair workplace for his deputies and fair housing for the residents in the detention center.
Other sheriff’s races in Cardinal’s coverage area
Buena Vista
Randy Hamilton Jr. was reelected with about 53% of the vote, unofficial results from Tuesday night show. Opponent Chris Wheeler took 36% of the vote, and Alan Buzzard 11%.
Lexington/Rockbridge County
Tony McFaddin Jr. was reelected with about 62% of the vote. Chris Norris and Fred Smith Jr. took about 31% and 7% of the vote, respectively.