CHESAPEAKE, Va. — There's a new sheriff in town: With all precincts reporting, Wallace Chadwick III has been elected to lead the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office after a contentious race between him and incumbent Dave Rosado.

Chadwick got 60% of the votes, results show, with the remaining votes being write-in votes — although it's unclear how many write-in votes were for Rosado.

Chadwick , a Marine veteran, has been with the Chesapeake Police Department for more than 20 years. The GOP candidate's campaign describes him as “your conservative for sheriff.”

Back in June, Chadwick defeated Rosado by about 16 points in the Republican primary. With no Democrats or Independents in the running, Chadwick seemed poised to serve as the city's next sheriff — until Rosado refused to concede and later an

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