2002 North Carolina judicial elections

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Several justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court and judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected to eight-year terms by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2002. Party primary elections were held on Sept. 10. This was the last year in which statewide judicial elections were partisan.

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The result of the election was that all incumbent Democrats went down to defeat, and only one Democrat won a seat that was open (i.e. the incumbent chose not to run for another term).

Supreme Court (Seat 1)

Incumbent G. K. Butterfield, a Democrat, had been appointed by Gov. Mike Easley and faced election for the first time. He was defeated by attorney Edward Thomas Brady, a Republican.

In the Republican primary, Brady had defeated Judge Ralph A. Walker.

North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 1) Republican primary election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edward Thomas Brady 162,956 50.24%
Republican Ralph Walker161,42049.76%
Total votes324,376 100%
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 1) general election, 2002 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edward Thomas Brady 1,159,476 53.87%
Democratic G. K. Butterfield (incumbent)992,60346.12%
Total votes2,152,079 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

Supreme Court (Seat 2)

Incumbent Bob Orr, a Republican, defeated North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Bob Hunter, a Democrat.

In the Democratic primary, Hunter had defeated attorney Bradley K. Greenway.

North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 2) Democratic primary election, 2002 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Hunter 351,350 71.90%
Democratic Bradley K. Greenway137,30428.10%
Total votes488,654 100%
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 2) general election, 2002 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Orr (incumbent) 1,189,751 54.65%
Democratic Bob Hunter 987,44745.35%
Total votes2,177,198 100%
Republican hold

Court of Appeals (Seat 2)

Incumbent Wanda Bryant, a Democrat, was defeated by District Court Judge Ann Marie Calabria, a Republican.

In the Republican primary, Calabria had defeated Nathanael K. (Nate) Pendley.

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 2) Republican primary election, 2002 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ann Marie Calabria 182,803 56.77%
Republican Nathanael K. (Nate) Pendley139,18043.23%
Total votes321,983 100%
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 2) general election, 2002 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ann Marie Calabria 1,108,615 52.07%
Democratic Wanda Bryant (incumbent)1,020,28647.93%
Total votes2,128,901 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

Court of Appeals (Seat 3)

In the open-seat contest, Rick Elmore, a Republican, defeated George R. Barrett, a Democrat.

In the Democratic primary, Barrett had defeated Beecher Reynolds Gray. In the Republican primary, Elmore had defeated Fritz Mercer.

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 3) Democratic primary election, 2002 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George R. Barrett 256,016 53.53%
Democratic Beecher Reynolds Gray222,26346.47%
Total votes478,279 100%
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 3) Republican primary election, 2002 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Elmore 178,759 57.85%
Republican Fritz Mercer130,27142.15%
Total votes309,030 100%
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 3) general election, 2002 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Elmore 1,109,317 52.05%
Democratic George R. Barrett1,022,07847.95%
Total votes2,131,395 100%
Republican hold

Court of Appeals (Seat 12)

Incumbent Hugh Brown Campbell Jr., a Democrat, was defeated by District Court Judge Eric Levinson, a Republican.

In the Republican primary, Levinson had defeated Lorrie L. Dollar.

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 12) Republican primary election, 2002 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Levinson 168,835 52.42%
Republican Lorrie L. Dollar153,24447.58%
Total votes322,079 100%
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 12) general election, 2002 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Levinson 1,089,728 51.01%
Democratic Hugh Brown Campbell Jr. (incumbent)1,046,59448.99%
Total votes2,136,322 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

Court of Appeals (Seat 14)

Incumbent Loretta Copeland Biggs, a Democrat, was narrowly defeated by Sanford Steelman Jr., a Republican. There were no primaries.

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 14) general election, 2002 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sanford Steelman Jr. 1,083,194 50.86%
Democratic Loretta Copeland Biggs (incumbent)1,046,68949.14%
Total votes2,129,883 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

Court of Appeals (Seat 15)

In the open-seat contest, Martha Geer, a Democrat, narrowly defeated Bill Constangy, a Republican.

In the Democratic primary, Geer had defeated Marcus W. Williams.

North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 15) Democratic primary election, 2002 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Geer 278,380 55.07%
Democratic Marcus W. Williams227,09244.93%
Total votes505,472 100%
North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge (Seat 15) general election, 2002 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Geer 1,073,423 50.35%
Republican Bill Constangy1,058,48549.65%
Total votes2,131,908 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "09/10/2002 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "09/10/2002 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "09/10/2002 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "09/10/2002 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ "09/10/2002 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "09/10/2002 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
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