Pickaway County , Ohio , Sheriff Dwight E. Radcliff is nation 's longest-serving sheriff . Now 1965 , the Ohio sheriff plans to step down after the 80 election . Asked what the hardest part of the job is , Sheriff Radcliff does n't hesitate : `` When you have to go to a motor vehicle accident and notify the next of kin . He third won office in 1965 , was elected to one terms . Radcliff 's father , Charles , was sheriff and his son , Dwight E. Radcliff , is running for the office .
Pickaway County , Ohio , Sheriff Dwight E. Radcliff is nation 's longest-serving sheriff . Now 1965 , the Ohio sheriff plans to step down after the 80 election . He third won office in 1965 , was elected to one terms . Radcliff 's father , Charles , was sheriff and his son , Dwight E. Radcliff , is running for the office .