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2024 North Carolina judicial elections

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One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and three judges of the fifteen-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2024, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.

Primary elections (for seats with more than one candidate from a political party) were held on March 5, 2024.

Supreme Court Seat 6

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2024 North Carolina Supreme Court seat 3 election

← 2016 November 5, 2024 2032 →
 
Nominee Allison Riggs Jefferson Griffin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,770,412 2,769,678
Percentage 50.0067% 49.9934%

County results
Griffin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Riggs:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Associate Justice before election

Allison Riggs
Democratic

Elected Associate Justice

TBD

This seat is currently held by Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to the seat following the early retirement of Michael R. Morgan, also a Democrat. Morgan had announced in 2023 that he would not run for reelection in 2024.[1] Riggs ran for a full term, as did Judge Lora Cubbage, a fellow Democrat.[2]

On January 5, 2023, NC Court of Appeals judge Jefferson Griffin announced that he would run for the seat as a Republican.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Lora
Cubbage
Allison
Riggs
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[6] December 15–16, 2023 556 (LV) ± 4.2% 9% 12% 79%

Results

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Democratic primary
  Riggs
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Cubbage
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Riggs (incumbent) 450,268 69.10
Democratic Lora Christine Cubbage 201,336 30.90
Total votes 651,604 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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General election

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Debate

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2024 North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 6 debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Riggs Griffin
1 June 28, 2024 North Carolina Bar Association Tim Boyum YouTube P P

Endorsements

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Jefferson Griffin

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Allison
Riggs
Jefferson
Griffin
Undecided
ActiVote[9] October 8–26, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 48% 52%
Cygnal (R)[10][A] October 12–14, 2024 600 (LV) ± 3.99% 43% 45% 12%
ActiVote[11] August 20 – September 22, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 52% 48%
Cygnal (R)[12][A] September 15–16, 2024 600 (LV) ± 3.99% 44% 41% 15%
YouGov (D)[13][B] August 5–9, 2024 802 (RV) ± 3.9% 42% 41% 17%
Cygnal (R)[14][A] August 4–5, 2024 600 (LV) ± 3.99% 37% 40% 22%
Spry Strategies[15] June 7–11, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 39% 37% 24%
Change Research (D)[16][B] May 13–18, 2024 835 (LV) ± 3.8% 41% 40% 19%
Cygnal (R)[17][A] May 4–5, 2024 600 (LV) ± 3.99% 39% 40% 21%
Meeting Street Insights (R)[18][C] April 25–28, 2024 500 (RV) ± 4.4% 42% 40% 18%

Results

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North Carolina Supreme Court election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Riggs (incumbent) 2,770,521 50.01%
Republican Jefferson Griffin 2,769,799 49.99%
Total votes 5,539,609 100

Court of Appeals Seat 12 (Thompson seat)

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The incumbent was Carolyn Thompson, a Democrat. Governor Roy Cooper appointed her to fill the vacancy caused when he elevated Judge Allison Riggs (also a Democrat) to the Supreme Court.[19][20] Thompson ran for a full term,[21] but was defeated by former state representative Tom Murry.[22]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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General election

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Debates

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2024 North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 12 debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Thompson Murry
1 June 28, 2024 North Carolina Bar Association Tim Boyum YouTube P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Carolyn
Thompson
Tom
Murry
ActiVote[9] October 8–26, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 48% 52%
ActiVote[11] August 20 – September 22, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 49% 51%

Endorsements

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Tom Murry

Organizations

Results

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North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 12 election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Murry 2,809,458 50.89%
Democratic Carolyn Thompson (incumbent) 2,710,863 49.11%
Total votes 5,520,321 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Court of Appeals Seat 14 (Zachary seat)

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The incumbent was Judge Valerie Zachary, a Republican.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Valerie
Zachary
Ed
Eldred
Undecided
ActiVote[9] October 8–26, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 52% 48%
ActiVote[11] August 20 – September 22, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 47%

Endorsements

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Valerie Zachary

Organizations

Results

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North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 14 election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Valerie Zachary (incumbent) 2,879,049 52.28
Democratic Ed Eldred 2,628,453 47.72
Total votes

Court of Appeals Seat 15 (Murphy seat)

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The incumbent was Judge Hunter Murphy, a Republican.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Results by county
  Freeman
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Murphy
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Freeman 532,794 62.64
Republican Hunter Murphy (incumbent) 317,807 37.36
Total votes 850,601 100.00

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Chris
Freeman
Martin
Moore
Undecided
ActiVote[9] October 8–26, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 47%
ActiVote[11] August 20 – September 22, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 52% 48%

Endorsements

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Chris Freeman

Organizations

Results

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North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 15 election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Freeman 2,844,286 51.72
Democratic Martin Moore 2,654,765 48.28
Total votes

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  1. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by the Carolina Journal
  2. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Carolina Forward
  3. ^ Poll sponsored by Carolina Partnership for Reform & Carolina Leadership Coalition

References

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  1. ^ Doran, Will (May 18, 2023). "Democratic NC Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan won't run for reelection in 2024". WRAL-TV. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Cubbage campaign
  3. ^ Griffin, Jefferson (January 5, 2023). "After much consideration, prayer, and many lengthy discussions with Katye, I have decided to challenge Democrat Justice Michael Morgan for the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2024. Thank you for your support! Join our campaign:". Twitter. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g NC State Board of Elections: 2024 Primary Election Candidate filings list
  5. ^ "Gov. Cooper Appoints Three New Judges". Governor of North Carolina. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  6. ^ Public Policy Polling (D)
  7. ^ a b "03/05/2024 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "NFIB North Carolina PAC Endorses Candidates in Four Judicial Races". National Federation of Independent Business. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d ActiVote
  10. ^ Cygnal (R)
  11. ^ a b c d ActiVote
  12. ^ Cygnal (R)
  13. ^ YouGov (D)
  14. ^ Cygnal (R)
  15. ^ Spry Strategies
  16. ^ Change Research (D)
  17. ^ Cygnal (R)
  18. ^ Meeting Street Insights (R)
  19. ^ Anderson, Bryan (December 15, 2022). "Cooper selects voting access advocate Allison Riggs to fill appeals court seat". WRAL-TV. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  20. ^ "Governor Cooper Announces Two Judicial Appointments". Governor of North Carolina. September 11, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  21. ^ Duneja, Annika (September 19, 2023). "Judge Carolyn Thompson appointed to N.C. Court of Appeals". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  22. ^ Ingram, Kyle (November 6, 2024). "NC Supreme Court race could head to recount; GOP sweeps Court of Appeals races". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  23. ^ Law Offices of Amos Tyndall
  24. ^ Doty, Kelly (December 5, 2023). "Commissioner Martin Moore runs for North Carolina Court of Appeals". WLOS. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  25. ^ Greensboro News & Record
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