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.

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

Supreme Court Seat 6

2024 North Carolina Supreme Court seat 3 election
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Nominee Allison Riggs Jefferson Griffin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,770,4122,769,678
Percentage50.01%49.99%
2024 North Carolina Supreme Court Election Results.svg
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

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Lora
Cubbage		Allison
Riggs		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [6] December 15–16, 2023556 (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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allison Riggs (incumbent) 450,268 69.10
Democratic Lora Christine Cubbage201,33630.90
Total votes651,604 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Debate

2024 North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 6 debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
RiggsGriffin
1June 28, 2024 North Carolina Bar Association Tim Boyum YouTube PP

Endorsements

Jefferson Griffin

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Allison
Riggs		Jefferson
Griffin		Undecided
ActiVote [9] October 8–26, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%48%52%–
Cygnal (R) [10] [A] October 12–14, 2024600 (LV)± 3.99%43%45%12%
ActiVote [11] August 20 – September 22, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%52%48%–
Cygnal (R) [12] [A] September 15–16, 2024600 (LV)± 3.99%44%41%15%
YouGov (D) [13] [B] August 5–9, 2024802 (RV)± 3.9%42%41%17%
Cygnal (R) [14] [A] August 4–5, 2024600 (LV)± 3.99%37%40%22%
Spry Strategies [15] June 7–11, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%39%37%24%
Change Research (D) [16] [B] May 13–18, 2024835 (LV)± 3.8%41%40%19%
Cygnal (R) [17] [A] May 4–5, 2024600 (LV)± 3.99%39%40%21%
Meeting Street Insights (R) [18] [C] April 25–28, 2024500 (RV)± 4.4%42%40%18%

Results

North Carolina Supreme Court election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allison Riggs (incumbent)2,770,41250.01%
Republican Jefferson Griffin 2,769,67849.99%
Total votes5,540,090 100

[19]

Court of Appeals Seat 12 (Thompson seat)

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. [20] [21] Thompson ran for a full term, [22] but was defeated by former state representative Tom Murry. [23]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Debates

2024 North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 12 debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
ThompsonMurry
1June 28, 2024 North Carolina Bar Association Tim Boyum YouTube PP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Carolyn
Thompson		Tom
Murry
ActiVote [9] October 8–26, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%48%52%
ActiVote [11] August 20 – September 22, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%49%51%

Endorsements

Tom Murry

Organizations

Results

North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 12 election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Murry 2,809,458 50.89%
Democratic Carolyn Thompson (incumbent)2,710,86349.11%
Total votes5,520,321 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Court of Appeals Seat 14 (Zachary seat)

The incumbent was Judge Valerie Zachary, a Republican.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Valerie
Zachary		Ed
Eldred		Undecided
ActiVote [9] October 8–26, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%52%48%–
ActiVote [11] August 20 – September 22, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%53%47%–

Endorsements

Valerie Zachary

Organizations

Results

North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 14 election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Valerie Zachary (incumbent)2,879,04952.28
Democratic Ed Eldred2,628,45347.72
Total votes

Court of Appeals Seat 15 (Murphy seat)

The incumbent was Judge Hunter Murphy, a Republican.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Results by county Freeman 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Murphy 50-60% 2024 North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 15 Republican primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county
  Freeman
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Murphy
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Freeman 532,794 62.64
Republican Hunter Murphy (incumbent)317,80737.36
Total votes850,601 100.00

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Chris
Freeman		Martin
Moore		Undecided
ActiVote [9] October 8–26, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%53%47%–
ActiVote [11] August 20 – September 22, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%52%48%–

Endorsements

Chris Freeman

Organizations

Results

North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 15 election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Freeman2,844,28651.72
Democratic Martin Moore2,654,76548.28
Total votes

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  1. 1 2 3 4 Poll sponsored by the Carolina Journal
  2. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Carolina Forward
  3. ↑ Poll sponsored by Carolina Partnership for Reform & Carolina Leadership Coalition

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References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 1 2 "03/05/2024 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections . Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "NFIB North Carolina PAC Endorses Candidates in Four Judicial Races". National Federation of Independent Business. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 ActiVote
  10. ↑ Cygnal (R)
  11. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ "2024 November General Election Recount" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  20. ↑ Anderson, Bryan (December 15, 2022). "Cooper selects voting access advocate Allison Riggs to fill appeals court seat". WRAL-TV . Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Governor Cooper Announces Two Judicial Appointments". Governor of North Carolina. September 11, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  22. ↑ Duneja, Annika (September 19, 2023). "Judge Carolyn Thompson appointed to N.C. Court of Appeals". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ Law Offices of Amos Tyndall
  25. ↑ Doty, Kelly (December 5, 2023). "Commissioner Martin Moore runs for North Carolina Court of Appeals". WLOS . Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  26. ↑ Greensboro News & Record
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