MECHANICSVILLE, MD – APRIL 25: A woman stands at the voting booth at the White Marsh Elementary School polling station, April 26, 2016 in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Maryland is one of five states that is holding their primary elections today. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Republicans in one New Hampshire county have nominated a unconventional candidate for sheriff: a self-described satanist whose campaign slogan disparages the police.
Aria DiMezzo is a transgender woman in her early 30s who was the lone Republican candidate for Cheshire County sheriff in the September primary, although she identifies as a Libertarian.
Since last month's primary, she has become a minor celebrity in her hometown of Keene. But she also has become the target of online attacks. A homophobic slur was spray-painted on her car. And a write-in challenger has emerged. She's seeking to unseat Democrat Eli Rivera, who has held the job in the county of more than 76,000 since 2012.
