1998 North Carolina judicial elections

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The North Carolina judicial elections of 1998 were held on 3 November 1998, to elect judges to the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals.

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Supreme Court

Webb seat

1998 North Carolina Supreme Court election – Webb seat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George L. Wainwright Jr. 933,69250.11
Democratic James A. Wynn Jr. (incumbent) [2] 929,76149.89
Turnout 1,863,453

Whichard seat

1998 North Carolina Supreme Court election – Whichard seat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mark Martin 1,127,77958.72
Democratic Jim Martin 792,90841.28
Turnout 1,920,687

Court of Appeals

Eagles seat

1998 North Carolina Court of Appeals election – Eagles seat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Sidney S. Eagles Jr. (incumbent)968,58252.75
Republican Wendell Schollander 867,47147.25
Turnout 1,836,053

Greene seat

1998 North Carolina Court of Appeals election – Greene seat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic K. Edward Greene (incumbent)970,84752.96
Republican Paul Stam 862,19747.04
Turnout 1,833,044

Horton seat

1998 North Carolina Court of Appeals election – Horton seat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Robert H. Edmunds Jr. 949,11051.59
Democratic Clarence E. Horton Jr. (incumbent)890,53348.41
Turnout 1,839,643

Timmons-Goodson seat

1998 North Carolina Court of Appeals election – Timmons-Goodson seat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Patricia Timmons-Goodson (incumbent)948,65251.63
Republican Douglas McCullough 888,66948.37
Turnout 1,837,321

Arnold seat

1998 North Carolina Court of Appeals election – Arnold seat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert C. Hunter 914,30150.10
Republican Raymond A. Warren 910,48249.90
Turnout 1,824,783

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1998 General Election" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-26. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  2. Although the seat was called the "Webb" seat for its previous occupant, John Webb, Wynn was appointed to replace Webb before the election, and was therefore the incumbent.

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