 More election coverage coverage now and in Crowing County the sheriff's race has been highly talked about over the last few months and it's Captain Scott Goddard who will officially take over as Crowing County new sheriff next year. Our Anthony Scott sat down with the sheriff-elect to talk about his future plans. Very humbling it really is you know it hasn't sunk in completely yet. If you have driven through Crowing County recently you've noticed the signs Goddard or Picard who would become the next sheriff. Last night by over 2,500 votes Scott Goddard outlasted Pat Picard for the sheriff's seat. Woke up this morning still kind of in campaign mode and you know kind of had to reset my brain and say yeah you know we're moving forward and this is you know this is real so it's it's really is one of those pinch me moments. Although the ads seem to grow larger and larger the campaign was never negative and Goddard says Picard will remain with the sheriff's office but for Goddard the sheriff title is a dream come true. Being in law enforcement is the only job I've ever wanted to do you know since I was about 13-14 years old so I guess to reach in my mind the pinnacle of service to our community is truly a humbling experience for myself. One big turning point in the race was the endorsement Goddard got from the current Crowing County Sheriff Todd Dahl. Sheriff Dahl's endorsement was was big absolutely you know very very honored to earn that from him. I was proud with the fact of getting it and not only on a professional level but also as a friend-to-friend level. Campaign-wise it was important but personally it was even more important you know just to have that realization that you know our current sheriff who's served three terms in 12 years would come out and publicly say Scott's your guy that meant a lot to me and my family. Now Goddard and Dahl will work together to make the transition as smooth as possible come 2019. It's gonna be a real quick transition of getting people in in their places and we got some promotional opportunities coming up within our office due to the moves and we're gonna continue what we've been doing you know we have excellent personnel we're very proud of the people that we have not only within the sheriff's office but all of Crowing and we're very proud of the product that we deliver and we're gonna continue to excel at that. Reporting from Brainerd, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. Goddard will officially become the new sheriff at the start of the new year when current sheriff Todd Dahl retires. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.