County elected office
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
This combined countywide office leads the Sheriff's Office, county jails and court security, the Coroner's Bureau, and the Public Administrator's Office.
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Static Riverside County outline. This office is elected across the full county rather than from a smaller district.
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What this office does
Leads county law enforcement, corrections, court security, coroner, and public-administrator services
The Sheriff is Riverside County's chief law-enforcement officer and oversees patrol services, county jails, court security, civil process, the Coroner's Bureau, and Public Administrator functions.
Riverside County Sheriff's OfficeElection process
The office moves to the presidential-election cycle in 2028
California law gives the Sheriff elected in 2022 a six-year transitional term. The next election is the March 7, 2028 presidential primary; a majority can elect a candidate in the primary, otherwise the top two advance to the general election.
Open the 2028 Election PageRiverside County statisticsJuly 1, 2025 population estimate and 2020–2024 measures
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People and households
- Population
- 2,544,916July 1, 2025 estimate
- Households
- 775,3352020–2024 estimate
- Median household income
- $93,0742024 inflation-adjusted dollars
Race and ethnicity
- Hispanic or Latino
- 52.5%May be of any race; 2020–2024
- White alone, not Hispanic
- 30.2%2020–2024
- Asian alone
- 8.3%2020–2024
- Black alone
- 7.5%2020–2024
Geography
- Land area
- 7,209.27 sq mi2020 Census geography
Current officeholder
Who currently holds this office?
The official Sheriff's Office biography identifies Chad Bianco as Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator and records his 2022 reelection.
Current officeholder
Chad Bianco
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
- Status
- Current officeholder
- First elected
- Current service
- 2022–2028 transitional term
Contact this office
- Phone
- (951) 955-2400
- Office
- 4095 Lemon Street, 2nd Floor, Riverside, CA 92501
Past elections
Election history
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Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
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Assessed August 18, 2026 · Current 2026 recordsThe certified 2022 result is summarized, but its complete Election Page, 2018 Election Page, campaign-finance history, succession record, and item-level official publication review remain incomplete.
Sources used on this page5 source organizations · 10 records
California Legislature
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California Secretary of State
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Riverside County GIS
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Riverside County Sheriff's Office
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Official government information about the office and public bodyhttps://www.riversidesheriff.org/27/About-Us2018 Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator electionhttps://www.riversidesheriff.org/689/Sheriff-Chad-BiancoThe official Sheriff's Office biography identifies Chad Bianco as Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator and records his 2022 reelection.https://www.riversidesheriff.org/Directory.aspx?did=53Sheriff transparency and released recordshttps://www.riversidesheriff.org/663/TransparencyInformation Services Bureauhttps://www.riversidesheriff.org/782/Information-Services-BureauHistorical public safety callshttps://publicaccess.riversidesheriff.org/
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Riverside County
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