One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 6, 2018, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were partisan for the first time since the elections of 2002. A law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2017 cancelled primary elections for judicial elections in 2018 only, meaning that an unlimited number of candidates from any party could run in the general election.
Democrats won all four races in November 2018, representing an increase of one Democrat on the Supreme Court and an increase of two Democrats on the Court of Appeals (with one Democrat elected to the seat he already held by appointment).
Supreme Court Seat 1 (Jackson seat)
The seat held by Justice Barbara Jackson was on the 2018 ballot.
Candidates
- Christopher Anglin (Republican), managing partner at Anglin Law Firm
- Anita Earls (Democratic), former executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, and former member of the North Carolina State Board of Elections
- Barbara Jackson (Republican), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Barbara Jackson (R) |
Anita Earls (D) |
Chris Anglin (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | October 26–29, 2018 | 659 (LV) | ± 6.0% | 22% | 44% | 19% | 16% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 26–28, 2018 | 675 (LV) | – | 23% | 37% | 14% | 26% |
| SurveyUSA | October 2–6, 2018 | 561 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 15% | 43% | 22% | 21% |
| Harper Polling (R) | September 4–7, 2018 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 11% | 38% | 7% | 44% |
| National Research Inc. | June 7 & 9–10, 2018 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 35% | 35% | – | 29% |
| Civitas, Inc. (R) | February 6–8, 2018 | 1000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | 31% | – | 22% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anita Earls | 1,812,751 | 49.56% | |
| Republican | Barbara Jackson (incumbent) | 1,246,263 | 34.07% | |
| Republican | Christopher Anglin | 598,753 | 16.37% | |
| Total votes | 3,657,767 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Court of Appeals Seat 1 (Arrowood seat)
The seat held by Judge John S. Arrowood was on the 2018 ballot. Arrowood was appointed to the seat in 2017 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Douglas McCullough.
Candidates
- John S. Arrowood (Democrat), incumbent Judge
- Andrew Heath (Republican), North Carolina Superior Court judge and budget director under former Governor of North Carolina Pat McCrory
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John S. Arrowood (incumbent) | 1,855,728 | 50.79% | |
| Republican | Andrew Heath | 1,797,929 | 49.21% | |
| Total votes | 3,653,657 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Court of Appeals Seat 2 (Calabria seat)
The seat held by Judge Ann Marie Calabria, a Republican, was on the 2018 ballot. Calabria did not run for reelection.
Candidates
- Jefferson Griffin (Republican), Wake County district court judge
- Toby Hampson (Democratic), attorney at Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton, LLP
- Sandra Ray (Republican), New Hanover County district court judge
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tobias Hampson | 1,766,470 | 48.79% | |
| Republican | Jefferson Griffin | 1,293,098 | 35.72% | |
| Republican | Sandra Ray | 561,015 | 15.50% | |
| Total votes | 3,620,583 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Court of Appeals Seat 3 (Elmore seat)
The seat held by Judge Rick Elmore, a Republican, was on the 2018 ballot. Elmore announced in 2017 that he would not seek a third term.
Candidates
- Allegra Collins (Democratic), law professor at Campbell University School of Law
- Chuck Kitchen (Republican), private practice attorney
- Michael Monaco (Libertarian), attorney and partner at Monaco & Roberts, PLLC
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Allegra Katherine Collins | 1,773,702 | 48.58% | |
| Republican | Chuck Kitchen | 1,709,847 | 46.83% | |
| Libertarian | Michael Monaco, Sr. | 167,773 | 4.59% | |
| Total votes | 3,651,322 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Notes
- Anglin changed his registration to Republican on the day he filed to run.
References
- News & Observer
- Greensboro News & Record
- Carolina Journal
- "Why one NC GOP official calls Republican Supreme Court candidate 'the enemy'". Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- "About Us - Anglin Law Firm, PLLC". Anglin Law Firm, PLLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- NC Policy Watch
- SurveyUSA
- Public Policy Polling (D)
- SurveyUSA
- Harper Polling (R)
- National Research Inc.
- Civitas, Inc. (R)
- ^ 11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE
- News & Observer
- News & Observer: Pat McCrory budget director Andrew Heath to run for NC Court of Appeals
- ^ Barrett, Mark (October 22, 2018). "NC Court of Appeals: Griffin, Hampson and Ray running for Seat 2". Asheville Citizen Times.
- News & Observer: Court of Appeals Judge Elmore won't seek re-election
- Blythe, Anne (May 26, 2017). "Allegra Collins to run for appeals court – 'Because of the law I have to run as a Democrat". Raleigh News & Observer.
- ^ Barrett, Mark (October 22, 2018). "NC Court of Appeals: Kitchen, Monaco, Collins run for Seat 3". Asheville Citizen Times.
External links
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