Sheriff George F. Johnson IV easily beat his opponent in the Democratic county executive primary in September.
He raised $1.3 million for his campaign, rallied Democrats, labor unions and environmentalists to his cause and recruited more than 200 volunteers.
He faced Republican John Leopold, a state delegate who had lukewarm support from the GOP faithful and a reputation in some quarters as an unabashed opportunist. He got only 37 percent of the vote in beating four other candidates for the Republican nomination.
Mr. Leopold's $500,000 war chest included about...
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