Gerald Mauroka Baker

Gerald Mauroka Baker (born April 4, 1962) was an American law enforcement officer who served as Sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina from December 2018 until December 2022 at the end of term.

Gerald Mauroka Baker
Sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
In office 2018–2022
Preceded by	Donnie Harrison
Succeeded by	Willie Rowe
Personal details
Born	(1962-04-04) April 4, 1962 (age 63)
Political party	Democratic

Baker was defeated in a second Democratic primary election in July 2022 by now Sheriff, Willie Rowe.

Career

Baker unseated four term sheriff for Wake County Donnie Harrison on 6 November 2018 in United States elections, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. He defeated Harrison by 55 to 45 percent of votes. He has been serving in sheriff's office for twenty-eight years out of which fifteen were under Harrison. Baker has been critical of federal immigration program while Harrison fully cooperated with it.^[1]

Electoral history

2022

Wake County Sheriff Democratic primary election, 2022^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willie Rowe	25,731	29.40%
	Democratic	Gerald Baker (incumbent)	21,058	24.06%
	Democratic	Cedric L. Herring	14,312	16.36%
	Democratic	Roy Taylor	13,757	15.72%
	Democratic	Joe Coley	4,934	5.64%
	Democratic	Tommy Matthews	4,559	5.21%
	Democratic	Randolph Baity	3,157	3.61%
Total votes			87,148	100%

Wake County Sheriff Democratic primary run-off election, 2022^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willie Rowe	23,954	75.32%
	Democratic	Gerald Baker (incumbent)	7,850	24.68%
Total votes			31,804	100%

2018

Wake County Sheriff general election, 2018^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerald Baker	236,137	54.74%
	Republican	Donnie Harrison (incumbent)	195,240	45.26%
Total votes			431,377	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican