Lakesha Burton says she won’t be running for sheriff again in 2023

“After much thought and prayer, I believe that it would be a disservice to our city and the men and women of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office,” she said. “After everything that we have gone through over the last year — Mike Williams’s retirement, the interim Sheriff, the special election — the sheriff’s office needs stability, and not to mention the senseless violence that continues to claim so many lives just two days ago across the street.

Waters had already announced he’s running for re-election. Before he was elected, he too worked at JSO, serving as chief of investigations. He issued a statement to News4JAXthat reads: “I am focused on my job as sheriff and keeping the people of Jacksonville safe. The residents have already let their voices be heard. Twice. Resoundingly. We will let the people voice their opinion a third time.”

The election in November came after Burton and Waters won the most votes in last August’s five-way election to elect a replacement for former Sheriff Williams. Since neither candidate earned more than 50% of the vote, they advanced to the November ballot.Notably, the candidate qualifying for the March election started this week, and a candidate must pay the qualifying fee, or have submitted petitions to actually be in the election.

“I’m very pleased to see some of the things that [Waters] has done. But again, I think that we all should be demanding that Sheriff Waters present a comprehensive, detailed plan about how he’s going to address the violent crime in our city. And it can’t be the same way that we’ve been addressing the crimes. We have to address it more in a comprehensive approach.

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