North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024
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The term of one North Carolina Supreme Court justice will expire on December 31, 2024. The one seat is up for partisan election on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was May 14, 2024. The filing deadline was December 15, 2023. The Republican primary was canceled after only one candidate filed.
With a total of seven justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court, one justice is running for re-election. Justice Allison Riggs, appointed by the governor to the court on September 11, 2023, moved on to the general election on November 5, 2024.[1] As of April 2024, the court has a 5–2 Republican majority and this one race could swing the balance further to Republicans.[2]
Candidates and results
General election
General election for North Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin are running in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 5, 2024.
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 | Allison Riggs (D) | |
 | Jefferson Griffin (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent Allison Riggs defeated Lora Cubbage in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Riggs | 69.1 | 450,268 |
 | Lora Cubbage | 30.9 | 201,336 | |
| Total votes: 651,604 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jefferson Griffin advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.
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Voting information
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Campaign finance
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About the North Carolina Supreme Court
- See also: North Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state's highest appellate court and is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices has varied from time to time.
Political composition
This is the political composition of the court heading into the 2024 election.
| ■ Trey Allen | Elected in 2022 | |
| ■ Tamara Barringer | Elected in 2020 | |
| ■ Phil Berger Jr. | Elected in 2020 | |
| ■ Richard Dietz | Elected in 2022 | |
| ■ Anita Earls | Elected in 2018 | |
| ■ Paul Martin Newby | Elected in 2004, 2012, and 2020 | |
| ■ Allison Riggs | Appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper (D) in 2023 |
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in North Carolina
Each of the seven justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court serves terms of eight years. In the case of a vacancy, the governor appoints a successor to serve until the next general election which is held more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs. An election is then held for a full eight-year term.[3][4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a person must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina. There is a mandatory retirement age of 72 years.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bolts, "Your State-by-State Guide to the 2024 Supreme Court Elections," accessed April 29, 2024
- ↑ State Court Report, "State Supreme Court Elections to Watch in 2024," March 27, 2024
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "North Carolina Constitution - Article IV," accessed September 20, 2021 (Section 19)
- ↑ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Government, "History of North Carolina Judicial Elections," August 2020
- ↑ North Carolina Judicial Branch, "Judicial Qualifications Summary," September 28, 2016
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